Acronym for virtual address extension. A family of 32-bit minicomputers introduced by Digital Equipment Corporation in 1978. The VAX, like the later 68000 microprocessor, has a flat address space and a large instruction set. The VAX was highly favored within the hacker community but has been superseded by microprocessors and RISC workstations. See also flat address space, instruction set, microprocessor, minicomputer, RISC.
Linija računara koje je proizvela firma Digital Ekvipment Korp. (DEC). U stara vremena, izraz VAKS često je korišćen za velike i nezgrapne, ali uprkos tome vrlo sposobne i moćne računare. Pojam VAKS na vašem stolu zvučao je kao naučna fantastika. Negde oko 1988. godine, taj koncept je postao realnost, jer su mikroračunari tog vremena dostigli mogućnosti obrade koje su imali raniji VAKS računari.