emerald

n 1: a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a

gemstone

2: a transparent piece of emerald that has been cut and

polished and is valued as a precious gem

3: the green color of an emerald

Emerald

An {object-oriented} distributed programming language and

environment developed at the {University of Washington} in the

early 1980s. Emeral was the successor to {EPL}. It is

{strongly typed} and uses {signature}s and {prototype}s rather

than {inheritance}.

["Distribution and Abstract Types in Emerald", A. Black et al,

IEEE Trans Soft Eng SE-13(1):65-76 (Jan 1987)].

(1994-11-09)