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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Signal \Sig"nal\, n. [F., fr LL signale, fr L. signum. See
{Sign}, n.]
1. A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person
of some occurence command, or danger; also a sign,
event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the
occasion of concerted action
All obeyed The wonted signal and superior voice Of
this great potentate. --Milton.
2. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign.
The weary sun . . . Gives signal of a goodly day
to-morrow. --Shak.
There was not the least signal of the calamity to be
seen. --De Foc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Signal \Sig"nal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signaled or Signalled};
p. pr & vb n. {Signaling} or {Signalling}.]
1. To communicate by signals; as to signal orders
2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to
as to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Signal \Sig"nal\, a. [From signal, n.: cf F. signal['e].]
1. Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent;
remarkable; memorable; as a signal exploit; a signal
service; a signal act of benevolence.
As signal now in low dejected state As erst in
highest, behold him where he lies. --Milton.
2. Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in
conveying information; as a signal flag or officer.
{The signal service}, a bureau of the government (in the
United States connected with the War Department) organized
to collect from the whole country simultaneous raports of
local meteorological conditions, upon comparison of which
at the central office, predictions concerning the weather
are telegraphed to various sections, where they are made
known by signals publicly displayed.
{Signal station}, the place where a signal is displayed;
specifically, an observation office of the signal service.
Syn: Eminent; remarkable; memorable; extraordinary; notable;
conspicuous.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
signal
adj : notably out of the ordinary; "the year saw one signal
triumph for the Labour party"
n 1: any communication that encodes a message; "signals from the
boat sudddenly stopped" [syn: {signaling}, {sign}]
2: any incitement to action "he awaited the signal to start";
"the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
v 1: converse silently and non-verbally; converse in sign
language; "I don't know how to sign, so I could not
communicate with my deaf cousin" [syn: {sign}, {signalize}]
2: be a signal for or a symptom of "These symptoms indicate a
serious illness" [syn: {bespeak}, {betoken}, {indicate}, {point}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
SIGNAL
A synchronous language by Le Guernic et al of
{INRIA}.
["SIGNAL - A Data Flow-Oriented Language for Signal
Processing," P. le Guernic IEEE Trans Acoustics Speech &
Signal Proc, ASSP-34(2):362-1986-04-374].
(1996-12-10)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
signal
A predefined message sent between two
{Unix} {processes} or from the {kernel} to a process. Signals
communicate the occurrence of unexpected external events such
as the forced termination of a process by the user. Each
signal has a unique number associated with it and each process
has a signal handler set for each signal. Signals can be sent
using the {kill} {system call}.
(1996-12-10)
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