argus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Argus
    n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of
         the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
    2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn:
       {argus}, {argus pheasant}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
   1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
      hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
      were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
      species ({Argus giganteus}) is remarkable for the great
      length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
      male. The species {Argus Grayi} inhabits Borneo.
      [1913 Webster]
    
from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Argus

   <language> A successor to {CLU}, from LCS at {MIT}.  Argus
   supports {distributed programming} through {guardians} (like
   {monitors}, but can be created dynamically) and {atomic
   actions} (indivisible activity).  It also has {cobegin} and
   coend.

   ["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,
   1987].

   ["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,
   Distributed Programs", B. Liskov <[email protected]> et al,
   TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].

   (1995-12-28)
    
from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Argus, CA
  Zip code(s): 93562
    

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