What is "besm"

init. "Big Eyes, Small Mouth", describing the odd proportions with which much Japanese manga is drawn

BESM (БЭСМ) is the name of a series of Soviet mainframe computers built in 1950–60s. The name is an acronym for "Bolshaya Elektronno-Schetnaya Mashina" ("Большая Электронно-Счётная Машина"), literally "Large Electronically Computing Machine". The series began as a successor to MESM ("Malaya Elektronno-Schetnaya Mashina", "Small Electronically Computing Machine"). MESM was built between 1948 and 1951 and was one of the first electronic computers produced in continental Europe.

The BESM series included six models.

• BESM is a line of Soviet-made mainframe computers.
• Big Eyes, Small Mouth is a role-playing game.

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