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IRIS
(1) The name of SGI's first graphics terminals and workstations. The name was later used for SGI's high-availability software for its servers (IRIS FailSafe). (2) (Infrastructure for Resilient...
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Definition: IRIS
(1) The name of SGI's first graphics terminals and workstations. The name was later used for SGI's high-availability software for its servers (IRIS FailSafe).
(2) (Infrastructure for Resilient Internet Systems) See DHT.
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