English Dictionary
◊ EXCESS
excess
adj : more than is needed, desired, or required; "trying to lose
excess weight"; "found some extra change lying on the
dresser"; "yet another book on heraldry might be
thought redundant"; "skills made redundant by
technological advance"; "sleeping in the spare room";
"supernumerary ornamentation"; "it was supererogatory
of her to gloat"; "delete superfluous (or unnecessary)
words"; "extra ribs as well as other supernumerary
internal parts"; "surplus cheese distributed to the
needy" [syn: {extra}, {redundant}, {spare}, {supererogatory},
{superfluous}, {supernumerary}, {surplus}]
n 1: a quantity much larger than is needed [syn: {surplus}, {surplusage}]
2: immoderation as a consequence of going beyond sufficient or
permitted limits [syn: {excessiveness}, {inordinateness}]
3: the state of being more than full [syn: {surfeit}, {overabundance}]
4: excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by
overindulgence" [syn: {overindulgence}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN EXPRESS?
Express
1. A language supporting {concurrency} through {message
passing} to named message queues from {ParaSoft} Corporation
{(ftp://ftp.parasoft.com/express/docs)}
2. Data definition language, meant to become an ISO standard
for product data representation and exchange. TC 184/SC4 N83,
ISO, 1991-05-31. E-mail: .
3. A data modelling language adopted by the {ISO} working
group on {STEP}.