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napier |
3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Napier n : Scottish mathematician; invented logarithms; introduced the use of the decimal point in writing numbers (1550-1617) [syn: {Napier}, {John Napier}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Napier, WV Zip code(s): 26631 From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Napier Atkinson & Morrison, St Andrews U; design began ca 1985, first implementation Napier88, 1988. Based on {orthogonal persistence}, permits definition and manipulation of namespaces. ["The Napier88 Reference Manual", R. Morrison et al CS Depts St Andrews U and U Glasgow, Persistent Programming Research Report PPRR-77-89, 1989].
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