glume

n : small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of

Gramineae and Cyperaceae

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".

[{Jargon File}]

(1999-02-22)