Itanic
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Itanic
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Usage: n.
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Itanic: n.
The Intel Itanium, so called in reference to the legendary disaster that was the Titanic. This term bubbled up in several places on the Internet in 1999 when it was beginning to become clear that the Itanium was turning into the most expensive and protracted flop in the history of the semiconductor industry.
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