quad

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

quad
    n 1: one of four children born at the same time from the same
         pregnancy [syn: {quadruplet}, {quad}]
    2: a muscle of the thigh that extends the leg [syn:
       {quadriceps}, {quadriceps femoris}, {musculus quadriceps
       femoris}, {quad}]
    3: (printing) a block of type without a raised letter; used for
       spacing between words or sentences [syn: {quad}, {space}]
    4: a rectangular area surrounded on all sides by buildings [syn:
       {quad}, {quadrangle}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,
   dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]
   Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]
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         Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)
   A quadrat.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)
   A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]
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from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

quad
 n.

   1. Two bits; syn. for {quarter}, {crumb}, {tayste}.

   2. A four-pack of anything (compare {hex}, sense 2).

   3. The rectangle or box glyph used in the APL language for various
   arcane purposes mostly related to I/O. Former Ivy-Leaguers and Oxford
   types are said to associate it with nostalgic memories of dear old
   University.

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

quad

   <character> The rectangle or box {glyph} used in the {APL}
   language for various arcane purposes mostly related to {I/O}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (2007-05-31)

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