English Dictionary
spar
n 1: any of various nonmetallic minerals (calcite or feldspar)
that are light in color and transparent or translucent
and cleavable
2: a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support
rigging
v 1: fight with spurs; of gamecocks in cockfights
2: box lightly
3: fight verbally; "They were sparring all night"
English Computing Dictionary
SPARC
1.
{Scalable Processor ARChitecture}. 2. {ANSI/SPARC Architecture}.
(1999-02-27)