1. 5150 - Adjective
2. 5150 - Verb
5150 (third-person singular simple present 5150s, present participle 5150ing, simple past and past participle 5150ed)
(transitive, US slang) To involuntarily confine a person for a mental illness that poses a risk to themselves or others.
Synonyms: commit, section
5150 (comparative more 5150, superlative most 5150)
(US slang) Synonym of crazy: Of such an unsound mind that they should be involuntarily confined.
When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story. Gary Cherone
Among many other errors, an IBM 5150 (the first PC) was shown as its floppy drive, and it was described as using "a homemade operating system" with a "6800 chipset". Source: Internet
Collectability The IBM model 5150 Personal Computer has become a collectable among vintage computer collectors, due to the system being the first true “PC” as we know them today. Source: Internet
Some model 5150 PCs with CGA monitors and a printer port also included the MDA adapter by default, because IBM provided the MDA port and printer port on the same adapter card; it was in fact an MDA/printer port combo card. Source: Internet
Forest reserves The forests play a vital role in harbouring more than 45,000 floral and 81,000 faunal species of which 5150 floral and 1837 faunal species are endemic. Source: Internet
So he sent Smith out to fetch one, and a 5150 amp, too, which led to the unlikely sight of White shredding through a few Van Halen covers. Source: Internet