pot

n 1: metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round

and deep; often has a handle and lid

2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn: {toilet},

{can}, {commode}, {crapper}, {potty}, {stool}, {throne}]

3: the quantity contained in a pot [syn: {potful}]

4: a container in which plants are cultivated [syn: {flowerpot}]

5: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent:

"a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of

money"; "it must have cost plenty" [syn: {batch}, {deal},

{flock}, {good deal}, {great deal}, {hatful}, {heap}, {lot},

{mass}, {mess}, {mickle}, {mint}, {muckle}, {peck}, {pile},

{plenty}, {quite a little}, {raft}, {sight}, {slew}, {spate},

{stack}, {tidy sum}, {wad}, {whole lot}, {whole slew}]

6: the cumulative stake in a game (such as poker) [syn: {jackpot},

{kitty}]

7: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of

euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana},

{marihuana}, {ganja}, {grass}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess},

{sens}, {skunk}, {Mary-Jane}, {Cannabis sativa}]

8: (informal) slang terms for a paunch [syn: {potbelly}, {bay

window}, {corporation}, {tummy}]

9: a 3-terminal resistor with an adjustable center terminal;

used to adjust voltages in radios and TV sets [syn: {potentiometer}]

10: the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for

euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis}, {marijuana}, {ganja}, {grass},

{marihuana}, {dope}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke},

{skunk}, {Mary Jane}]

v : plant in a pot; "He potted the palm"

port

1. A logical channel or channel endpoint in a

communications system. The {Transmission Control Protocol}

and {User Datagram Protocol} {transport layer} protocols used

on {Ethernet} use port numbers to distinguish between

(demultiplex) different logical channels on the same {network

interface} on the same computer.

Each {application program} has a unique port number associated

with it, defined in /etc/services or the {Network Information

Service} "services" database. Some {protocols}, e.g. {telnet}

and {HTTP} (which is actually a special form of telnet) have

default ports specified as above but can use other ports as

well.

2. To translate {software} to

run on a different system or the results of doing so. See

{portability}.

3. An {imperative} language descended from {Zed}

from {Waterloo Microsystems} (now {Hayes} Canada) ca. 1979.

["Port Language" document in the Waterloo Port Development

System].

(1998-02-20)