English Dictionary
◊ NEUTRAL
neutral
adj 1: neither moral nor immoral; neither good nor evil, right nor
wrong
2: having no personal preference; "impersonal criticism"; "a
neutral observer" [syn: {impersonal}]
3: (chemistry) having only a limited ability to react
chemically; not active; "inert matter"; "an indifferent
chemical in a reaction" [syn: {inert}, {indifferent}]
4: not supporting or favoring either side in a war, dispute, or
contest
5: (physics) having no net electric charge; not electrified
[syn: {electroneutral}] [ant: {positive}, {negative}]
6: lacking hue; "neutral colors like back or white"
7: of no distinctive quality or characteristics or type [ant: {positive},
{negative}]
8: lacking distinguishing quality or characteristics; "a
neutral personality that made no impression whatever"
n : one who does not side with any party in a war or dispute
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN NATURAL?
NATURAL
An integrated {4GL} from {Software AG}, Germany. The
menu-driven version is SUPER/NATURAL.
Natural 2 is a major upgrade to Natural 1.
Version 2.1.7 in the MVS environment (June 1995, also
available for Unix).
Natural works with {DB2} and various other {databases}, but
Natural and {Adabas} normally go together. There are many
products available in the "Natural" family, including
SuperNatural, Natural for Windows, Entire Connection (enables
up/downloading and interaction with {Excel}) and Esperant.
(1995-11-14)