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marshalling |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or {Marshalled}; p. pr & vb n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.] 1. To dispose in order to arrange in a suitable manner; as to marshal troops or an army. And marshaling the heroes of his name As in their order next to light they came --Dryden. 2. To direct, guide, or lead. Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak. 3. (Her.) To dispose in due order as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: marshalling(US -ll- or -l-) The process of packing one or more items of data into a message {buffer}, prior to transmitting that message buffer over a communication channel. The packing process not only collects together values which may be stored in non-consecutive memory locations but also converts data of different types into a standard representation agreed with the recipient of the message. (2000-06-09)
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