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locus |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl {Loci}, & {Loca}. [L., place Cf {Allow}, {Couch}, {Lieu}, {Local}.] 1. A place a locality. 2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its position according to some determinate law; the surface described by a point or line that moves according to a given law. {Plane locus}, a locus that is a straight line or a circle. {Solid locus}, a locus that is one of the conic sections. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: locus n : the scene of any event or action (especially the place of a meeting) [syn: {venue}, {locale}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: Locus A distributed system project supporting transparent access to data through a network-wide file system.
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