handful

n 1: a small number or amount; "only a handful of responses were

received" [syn: {smattering}]

2: the quantity that can be held in the hand [syn: {fistful}]

Handel

An {imperative language} with {primitives} for

controlling {parallel programs}.

Used by Wayne Luk for work in compilation of programs to

hardware ({FPGA}s).

(1995-02-28)