English Dictionary
◊ ROMAN
Roman
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of people of Rome; "Roman
virtues"; "his Roman bearing in adversity"; "a Roman
nose" [syn: {Roman}]
2: of or relating to or characteristic of Rome (especially
ancient Rome); "Roman architecture"; "the old Roman wall"
[syn: {Roman}]
3: of or relating to or supporting Romanism; "the Roman
Catholic Church" [syn: {Roman}, {r.c.}, {Romanist}, {romish},
{Roman Catholic}, {popish}, {papist}, {papistic}, {papistical}]
n 1: a resident of modern Rome [syn: {Roman}]
2: an inhabitant of the ancient Roman Empire [syn: {Roman}]
3: a typeface used in ancient Roman inscriptions [syn: {roman
type}, {roman letters}, {roman print}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN IRONMAN?
Ironman
HOLWG, DoD, Jan 1977, revised Jul 1977. Fourth of the series
of DoD requirements that led to Ada. "Department of Defense
Requirements for High Order Computer Programming Languages",
SIGPLAN Notices 12(12):39-54 (Dec 1977). "Revised Ironman
Requirements for High Order Computer Programming Languages",
US Dept of Defense, Jul 1977. (See Strawman, Woodenman,
Tinman, Steelman).