platoon

n 1: a military unit that is a subdivision of a company; usually

has a headquarters and two or more squads; usually

commanded by a lieutenant

2: a team of policemen working under the military platoon

system

3: a group of persons who are engaged in a common activity;

"platoons of tourists poured out of the busses"; "the

defensive platoon of the football team"

Platon

Distributed language based on asynchronous message passing.

["Message Passing Communication Versus Procedure Call

Communication", J. Staunstrup, Soft Prac & Exp 12(3):223-234

(Mar 1982)].

["Platon Reference Manual", S. Soerensen et al, RECAU, U

Aarhus, Denmark].