startle

n : a sudden involuntary movement: "he awoke with a start" [syn:

{jump}, {start}]

v 1: to stimulate to action : "..startled him awake." [syn: {galvanize}]

2: move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm; "She

startled when I walked into the room" [syn: {jump}, {start}]

Staple

Saint Andrews Applicative Persistent Language. Language

combining functional programming with persistent storage,

developed at St. Andrews University in Scotland. Tony Davie,

.