golden
[Probabaly from folklore's "golden egg"] When used to describe a magnetic medium
(e.g. "golden disk", "golden tape"), describes one containing a tested,
up-to-spec, ready-to-ship software version. Compare platinum-iridium.
[Jargon File]
Nearby terms:
GO-GO « go gold « GOL « golden » golf ball
printer » GOM » gonk
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