4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus Volcanus: cf Skr. ulk[=a] a
firebrand, meteor. Cf {Volcano}.] (Rom. Myth.)
The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; --
answering to the Greek Heph[ae]stus.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
Vulcan
n : (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working; counterpart
of Greek Hephaestus [syn: {Vulcan}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Vulcan, MI
Zip code(s): 49892
Vulcan, MO
Zip code(s): 63675
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]:
VULCAN
1. Wayne Ratliff ca 1980. CP/M port of JPLDIS which evolved
into dBASE II
2. The dBASE-like interpreter and compiler sold by RSPI with
their Emerald Bay product. [same as 1?]
3. Early string manipulation language. "VULCAN - A String
Handling Language with Dynamic Storage Control", E.P. Storm et
al Proc FJCC 37, AFIPS (Fall 1970).
4. Kahn et al Xerox PARC. Concurrent object orientation and
logic programming. An object-oriented preprocessor for FCP.
"Vulcan: Logical Concurrent Objects", K. Kahn et al in
Research Directions in Object- Oriented Programming,
A.B. Shriver et al eds, MIT Press 1987.
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