soap

n 1: a cleansing agent made from the salts of vegetable or animal

fats

2: money offered as a bribe

v 1: cover with soap [syn: {lather}]

2: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning

[syn: {lather}]

SOAP

Symbolic Optimal Assembly Program. The {IBM 650}'s {assembly

language}. "Optimal" refers to rearranging instructions on

slowly rotating {drum memory}.

Versions: SOAP I, SOAP II, CASE SOAP III.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

(1994-11-04)