From The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003): cube n. 1. [short for ‘cubicle’] A module in the open-plan offices used at many programming shops. “I've got the manuals in my cube.” 2. A NeXT machine (which resembles a matte-black cube).
cube n.
1. [short for ‘cubicle’] A module in the open-plan offices used at many programming shops. “I've got the manuals in my cube.”
2. A NeXT machine (which resembles a matte-black cube).