oz

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

Oz

   An {object-oriented} {concurrent} {constraint} language from
   the {University of Saarbrucken}.  Oz is based on {constraint
   communication}, a new form of {asynchronous} communication
   using {logic variables}.  Partial information about the values
   of variables is imposed concurrently and incrementally.
   Supports {higher order} programming and object-orientation
   including {multiple inheritance}.

   {(ftp:duck.dfki.uni-sb.de/pub/papers)}.

   ["Object-Oriented Concurrent Constraint Programming in Oz",
   G. Smolka et al].

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

oz

   An old Australian {top-level domain} and network which got
   incorporated into the current one.  The former Australian
   {domains} .oz, .edu and .com are now .oz.au, .edu.au and
   .com.au.

   (1994-10-04)