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rhapsody

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Rhapsody  \Rhap"so*dy\,  n.;  pl  {Rhapsodies}.  [F.  rhapsodie,  L. 
  rhapsodia,  Gr  "rapsw,di`a,  fr  "rapsw,do`s  a  rhapsodist; 
  "ra`ptein  to  sew,  stitch  together,  unite  +  'w,dh`  a  song.  See 
  {Ode}.] 
  1.  A  recitation  or  song  of  a  rhapsodist;  a  portion  of  an  epic 
  poem  adapted  for  recitation,  or  usually  recited,  at  one 
  time;  hence  a  division  of  the  Iliad  or  the  Odyssey;  -- 
  called  also  a  {book}. 
 
  2.  A  disconnected  series  of  sentences  or  statements  composed 
  under  excitement,  and  without  dependence  or  natural 
  connection;  rambling  composition.  ``A  rhapsody  of  words.'' 
  --Shak.  ``A  rhapsody  of  tales.''  --Locke. 
 
  3.  (Mus.)  A  composition  irregular  in  form  like  an 
  improvisation;  as  Liszt's  ``Hungarian  Rhapsodies.'' 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  rhapsody 
  n  :  an  epic  poem  adapted  for  recitation 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  Rhapsody 
 
    {Apple  Computer,  Inc.}'s  next-generation 
  {operating  system}  for  {PowerPC}  processor-based  systems 
  capable  of  running  {Mac  OS}.  Rhapsody  includes  four 
  components:  the  Core  OS  the  {Blue  Box}  (the  implementation  of 
  the  Mac  OS  within  Rhapsody),  the  {Yellow  Box},  and  the  Advanced 
  Mac  Look  and  Feel 
 
  "Rhapsody  for  Intel"  runs  on  {Intel}  processors  [which  ones?]. 
  It  includes  the  Core  OS  the  {Yellow  Box},  and  the  Advanced 
  Mac  Look  and  Feel  but  lacks  the  {Blue  Box}  and  therefore  is 
  unable  to  run  Mac  OS  software. 
 
  "Rhapsody  Developer  Release"  is  a  developer-only  release  of 
  {Rhapsody},  scheduled  for  release  in  late  1997.  It  will  go  to 
  all  members  of  the  Macintosh  Developer  Program  and  the  Apple 
  Media  Program  worldwide  who  have  signed  nondisclosure 
  agreements. 
 
  "Rhapsody  Premier  Release"  will  be  the  second  release  of 
  {Rhapsody},  scheduled  for  early  1998.  It  is  meant  for  early 
  adopters  and  will  include  a  partially  finished  human  interface 
  and  a  partial  implementation  of  the  {Blue  Box}. 
 
  "Rhapsody  Unified  Release"  will  be  the  third  release, 
  scheduled  for  mid-1998.  It  will  be  the  first  public  release, 
  and  it  will  include  the  first  full  implementation  of  the 
  {Rhapsody}  human  interface  and  the  {Blue  Box}. 
 
  {FAQ  (http://devworld.euro.apple.com/rhapsody/faqsec1.html)}. 
 
  (1997-10-15)




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