cage

n 1: made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals are

kept [syn: {coop}]

2: something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts

movement

3: the goal in ice hockey

4: a movable screen placed behind home base to catch balls

during batting practice [syn: {batting cage}]

v : confine in a cage; "The animal was caged" [syn: {cage in}]

CAGE

Early system on IBM 704. Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).