plug-compatible machine

A piece of hardware that is backward-compatible with earlier equipment

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Also known as plug-compatible module · plug-compatible mainframe · plug-compatible peripheral

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Plug compatibility is a characteristic of computer hardware that performs exactly like that of another vendor. Manufacturers who made replacements for IBM peripherals were referred to as plug-compatible manufacturers (PCMs). Later plug-compatible mainframe referred to IBM-compatible mainframe computers. PCM can also mean plug-compatible machine or plug-compatible module.

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