Vulcan

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Vulcan
    n 1: (Roman mythology) god of fire and metal working;
         counterpart of Greek Hephaestus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus, Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulk[=a] a
   firebrand, meteor. Cf. {Volcano}.] (Rom. Myth.)
   The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; --
   answering to the Greek Hephaestus.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

VULCAN

   1. <database> A version of {JPLDIS} ported to {CP/M} by Wayne
   Ratliff around 1980.  VULCAN evolved into {dBASE II}.

   2. <database> The {dBASE}-like {interpreter} and {compiler}
   sold by {RSPI} with their {Emerald Bay} product.  [Same as 1?]

   3. <language> An early string manipulation language.

   ["VULCAN - A String Handling Language with Dynamic Storage
   Control", E.P. Storm et al, Proc FJCC 37, AFIPS, Fall 1970].

   4. <language> A {concurrent} {object-oriented} {logic
   programming} language implemented as a {preprocessor} for
   {FCP} by Kahn et al at {Xerox PARC}.

   ["Vulcan: Logical Concurrent Objects", K. Kahn et al in
   Research Directions in Object- Oriented Programming,
   A.B. Shriver et al eds, MIT Press 1987].

   (2004-09-01)

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Vulcan, MI
  Zip code(s): 49892
Vulcan, MO
  Zip code(s): 63675

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

75 Moby Thesaurus words for "Vulcan":
      Agdistis, Amor, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollon, Ares, Artemis, Ate,
      Athena, Bacchus, Ceres, Cora, Cronus, Cupid, Cybele, Demeter,
      Despoina, Diana, Dionysus, Dis, Eros, Gaea, Gaia, Ge, Great Mother,
      Hades, Helios, Hephaestus, Hera, Here, Hermes, Hestia, Hymen,
      Hyperion, Jove, Juno, Jupiter, Jupiter Fidius, Jupiter Fulgur,
      Jupiter Optimus Maximus, Jupiter Pluvius, Jupiter Tonans, Kore,
      Kronos, Magna Mater, Mars, Mercury, Minerva, Mithras, Momus,
      Neptune, Nike, Olympians, Olympic gods, Ops, Orcus, Persephassa,
      Persephone, Phoebus, Phoebus Apollo, Pluto, Poseidon, Proserpina,
      Proserpine, Rhea, Saturn, Tellus, Venus, Vesta, Wayland, Zeus,
      farrier, forger, metalworker, smith

from Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date

VULCAN

fireman and tinsmith.  Made a number of celebrated
forgings. Had a career like the ancients and fell in love with
Venus.