rust

adj : of the color of rust [syn: {rusty}]

n 1: a red or brown oxide coating on iron or steel caused by the

action of oxygen and moisture

2: a reddish-brown discoloration of leaves and stems caused by

a rust fungus

3: the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by

low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water [syn: {rusting}]

4: any of various fungi causing rust disease in plants [syn: {rust

fungus}]

v 1: become destroyed by water or air; "The metal corroded" [syn:

{corrode}]

2: cause to rust; "The acid corroded the metal" [syn: {corrode},

{eat}]

RUSH

1. An interactive dialect of {PL/I}, related to

{CPS}, dated about 1966. The name is the abbreviation of

"Remote Use of Shared Hardware".

["Introduction to RUSH", Allen-Babcock Computing 1969. Sammet

1969, p.309.]

2. A {high-level language} that closely resembles

{Tcl} but aimed to provide substantially faster execution.

See {An Introduction to the Rush Language

(ftp://ginsberg.cs.berkeley.edu/pub/papers/asah/rush-tcl94.ps.gz)}

by Adam Sah, Jon Blow, and Brian Dennis (1994).

(1996-12-17)