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  4  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lynx  \Lynx\,  n.  [L.  lynx,  lyncis  Gr  ?;  akin  to  AS  lox,  G. 
  luchs,  prob.  named  from  its  sharp  sight,  and  akin  to  E. 
  light.  See  {Light},  n.,  and  cf  {Ounce}  an  animal.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  several  species  of  feline  animals  of 
  the  genus  {Felis},  and  subgenus  {Lynx}.  They  have  a  short 
  tail,  and  usually  a  pencil  of  hair  on  the  tip  of  the  ears. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  lynx 
  n  :  short-tailed  wildcats  with  usually  tufted  ears;  valued  for 
  their  fur  [syn:  {catamount}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  LYNX 
 
  A  language  for  large  distributed  {network}s,  using  {remote 
  procedure  call}s,  developed  by  the  {University  of  Wisconsin} 
  in  1984. 
 
  ["The  Lynx  Distributed  Programming  Language:  Motivation, 
  Design  and  Experience",  M.L.  Scott,  Computer  Langs  16:209-233 
  (1991)]. 
 
  (1994-10-12) 
 
 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Lynx 
 
  1.  A  {WWW}  {browser}  from  the  {University  of  Kansas}  for  use 
  on  {cursor-addressable},  {character  cell}  {terminals}  or 
  {terminals  emulators}  under  {Unix}  or  {VMS}.  Lynx  is  a 
  product  of  the  Distributed  Computing  Group  within  Academic 
  Computing  Services  of  The  {University  of  Kansas}.  Lynx  was 
  originally  developed  by  Lou  Montulli  Michael  Grobe  and 
  Charles  Rezac  Garrett  Blythe  created  {DosLynx}  and  later 
  joined  the  Lynx  effort  as  well  Foteos  Macrides  ported  much 
  of  Lynx  to  VMS  and  is  now  maintaining  it 
 
  Version:  2.4-FM  (1995-10-25). 
 
  {Home  (http://www.cc.ukans.edu/about_lynx/about_lynx.html)} 
 
  Mailing  list:  lynx-dev@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu  (send  "subscribe 
  lynx-dev  "  in  the  message  body  to 
  listserv@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu). 
 
  (1994-12-07) 
 
  2.  {Lynx  Real-Time  Systems}. 
 
  (1996-03-25)




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