skid

n : an unexpected slide [syn: {slip}, {sideslip}]

v 1: slide without control, as of a car that does not grip the

road

2: elevate onto skids

3: apply a brake or skid to

4: slide sideways [syn: {slip}, {slue}, {slew}, {slide}]

Kid

{Kernel} language for {Id}. A refinement of {P-TAC}, used as

an intermediate language for Id. {Lambda-calculus} with

first-class {let}-blocks and {I-structure}s.

["A Syntactic Approach to Program Transformations", Z. Ariola

et al, SIGPLAN Notices 26(9):116-129 (Sept 1991)].

(1996-07-22)