cedar
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedarsSynonyms: cedar tree
- durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar trees; especially wood of the red cedar often used for cedar chestsSynonyms: cedarwood
- any cedar of the genus CedrusSynonyms: cedar treetrue cedar
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the Cedrus Libani; the white cedar (Cupressus thyoides) is now called Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea; American red cedar is the Juniperus Virginiana; Spanish cedar, the West Indian Cedrela odorata. Many other trees with odoriferous wood are locally called cedar. [1913 Webster]
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
A superset of Mesa, from Xerox PARC, adding garbage collection, dynamic types and a universal pointer type (REF ANY). Cedar is a large complex language designed for custom Xerox hardware and the Cedar operating system/environment. Data types are atoms, lists, ropes ("industrial strength" strings), conditions. Multi-processing features include threads, monitors, signals and catch phrases. It was used to develop the Cedar integrated programming environment.
["A Description of the Cedar Language", Butler Lampson, Xerox PARC, CSL-83-15 (Dec 1983)].
["The Structure of Cedar", D. Swinehart et al, SIGPLAN Notices 20(7):230-244 (July 1985)].
(1995-01-26)