glue

n : a strong liquid cement [syn: {gum}, {mucilage}]

v 1: join or attach with glue [syn: {paste}]

2: be fixed as if by glue; "His eyes were glued on her"

glue

A generic term for any interface logic or {protocol}

that connects two component blocks. For example, {Blue Glue}

is IBM's SNA protocol, and hardware designers call anything

used to connect large VLSI's or circuit blocks "glue logic".

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(1999-02-22)