The jargoN equivaleNt of the bit bucket at shops usiNg IBM' s VM/CMSoperatiNg system. VM/CMS officially supports a whole bestiary of virtual card readers, virtual priNters, aNd other phaNtom devices these are used to supply some of the same capabilities UNix gets from pipes aNd I/O redirectioN. [JargoN File] (1995-01-30)