steel

n 1: an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon and manganese;

widely used in construction; mechanical properties can

be varied over a wide range

2: a cutting or thrusting weapon with a long blade [syn: {sword},

{blade}, {brand}]

3: a ridged steel rod used to sharpen knives

v : get ready for something difficult or unpleasant [syn: {nerve}]

Esterel

A distributed language for synchronous interaction of

{real-time} systems with their environment. Uses explicit

timing requests. Esterel programs are compiled into finite

{automata}.

["The ESTEREL Programming Language and its Mathematical

Semantics", G. Berry & L. Cosserat, TR 327, INRIA, 1984].