sequel

Noun
US[see-kwuhl]/ˈsikwəl/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)sequels

  1. something that follows something elseSynonyms: subsequenceType of result, resultant
  2. a part added to a book or play that continues and extends itSynonyms: continuationType of addendum, supplement
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Se′quel (sē′kwĕl), noun

Origin: L. sequela, fr. sequit to follow: cf. F. séquelle a following. See Sue to follow.

1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history.

O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before.— William Shakespeare

2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.

3. Conclusion; inference. rare John Whitgift

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

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

Sequel

1.Precursor to SQL.

["System R: Relational Approach to Database Management", IBM Res Lab, San Jose, reprinted in Readings in Database Systems].

2.U Leeds. Theorem prover specification language. Pattern matching notation similar to Prolog. Compiled into Lisp.

[Proc ICJAI 13].

(ftp://agora.leeds.ac.uk/scs/logic/).

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