blue book - definition, synonyms and pronunciation

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Noun (3)

a report published by the British government; bound in blueType of report, study
a register of persons who are socially prominentType of directory
a blue booklet used in universities for writing examinationsType of booklet, brochure

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Blue′ book′ (…).

1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper covers. British

2. The United States official “Biennial Register.”

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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Blue Book

1.<publication> Informal name for one of the four standard references on the page-layout and graphics-control language PostScript. The other three official guides are known as the Green Book, the Red Book, and the White Book.

["PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook", Adobe Systems, Addison-Wesley 1985, (ISBN 0-201-10179-3)].

2.<publication> Informal name for one of the three standard references on Smalltalk. This book also has green and red siblings.

["Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation", David Robson, Addison-Wesley 1983, (ISBN 0-201-11371-63)].

3.<publication> Any of the 1988 standards issued by the ITU-T's ninth plenary assembly. These include, among other things, the X.400 electronic mail specification and the Group 1 through 4 fax standards.