English Dictionary
◊ SLANT
slant
n 1: a biased way of looking at or presenting something [syn: {angle}]
2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane: "the roof had a
steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {rake}]
v 1: lie obliquely; "A scar slanted across his face"
2: present with a bias [syn: {angle}, {weight}]
3: to incline or bend from a vertical position: "She leaned
over the banister." [syn: {lean}, {tilt}, {tip}, {angle}]
4: heel over [syn: {cant}, {cant over}, {tilt}, {pitch}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN SLANG?
SLANG
1. R.A. Sibley. CACM 4(1):75-84 (Jan 1961).
2. Set LANGuage. Jastrzebowski, ca 1990. C extension with
set-theoretic data types and garbage collection. "The SLANG
Programming Language Reference Manual, Version 3.3",
W. Jastrzebowski , 1990.
3. Structured LANGuage. Michael Kessler, IBM. A language
based on structured programming macros for IBM 370 assembly
language. "Project RMAG: SLANG (Structured Language)
Compiler", R.A. Magnuson, NIH-DCRT-DMB-SSS-UG105, NIH, DHEW,
Bethesda, MD 20205 (1980).
4. "SLANG: A Problem Solving Language for Continuous-Model
Simulation and Optimisation", J.M. Thames, Proc 24th ACM Natl
Conf 1969.