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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sequel \Se"quel\ (s[=e]"kw[e^]l), n. [L. sequela, fr sequit to
follow: cf F. s['e]quelle 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 --Shak.
2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as let the sun cease,
fail or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.
3. Conclusion; inference. [R.] --Whitgift.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sequel
n 1: something that follows something else [syn: {subsequence}]
2: a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it
[syn: {continuation}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
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/)}
From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]:
SEQUEL
Structured English QUEry Language (IBM, DB SQL, predecessor)
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