English Dictionary
◊ SHAVE
shave
n : the act of removing hair with a razor [syn: {shaving}]
v 1: remove body hair with a razor [syn: {epilate}]
2: cut closely; "trim my beard" [syn: {trim}]
3: cut the price of [syn: {knock off}]
4: cut slices from; "The machine shaved off fine layers from
the piece of wood" [syn: {plane}]
5: make shavings of or reduce to shavings; "shave the radish"
6: touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter
in passing"
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN SAVE?
SAVE
An {assembler} for the {Burroughs 220} by Melvin Conway (see
{Conway's Law}). The name "SAVE" didn't stand for anything,
it was just that you lost fewer card decks and listings
because they all had SAVE written on them.
(1995-01-16)