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english [a]

1)	of or relating to or characteristic of England or its culture; "English history"; "the English landed aristocracy"; "English literature"

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english [n]

1)	an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the Commonwealth countries

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english_language

2)	the people of England

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english_people the_english

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3)	the discipline that studies the English language and literature

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arts

4)	(sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist

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side

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spin athletics

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

1. (Obsolete) The source code for a program, which may be in any language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a program written in his favourite programming language is at least as readable as English. Usage: mostly by old-time hackers, though recognisable in context.

2. The official name of the database language used by the Pick operating system, actually a sort of crufty, brain-damaged SQL with delusions of grandeur. The name permits marketroids to say "Yes, and you can program our computers in English!" to ignorant suits without quite running afoul of the truth-in-advertising laws.

["Exploring the Pick Operating System", J.E. Sisk et al, Hayden 1986].

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