g

n 1: a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a

kilogram [syn: {gram}, {gramme}, {gm}]

2: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:

{thousand}, {one thousand}, {1000}, {M}, {K}, {chiliad}, {G},

{grand}, {thou}, {yard}]

3: a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used

to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it

is accelerated [syn: {gee}]

4: a unit of information equal to one billion (1,000,000,000)

bytes or one thousand megabytes [syn: {gigabyte}, {Gigabyte},

{G}, {Gb}, {GB}]

5: (physics) the universal constant relating force to mass and

distance in Newton's law of gravitation [syn: {gravitational

constant}, {G}]

G

1. ["G: A Functional Language with Generic Abstract

Data Types", P.A.G. Bailes, Computer Langs 12(2):69-94

(1987)].

2. A language developed at {Oregon State

University} in 1988 which combines {functional programming},

{object-oriented programming}, relational, {imperative} and

{logic programming} (you name it we got it).

["The Multiparadigm Language G", J. Placer, Computer Langs

16:235-258(1991)].

3. The abbreviated form of {giga-}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-08-12)