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parsec |
2 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: parsec n : a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years [syn: {secpar}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: PARSEC Extensible language with PL/I-like syntax, derived from PROTEUS. "PARSEC User's Manual", Bolt Beranek & Newman (Dec 1972).
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