red oak

n : any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each

floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf

veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form

points or bristles

Red Book

1. Informal name for one of the four standard

references on {PostScript}. The other three official guides

are known as the {Blue Book}, the {Green Book}, and the {White

Book}.

["PostScript Language Reference Manual", Adobe Systems,

Addison-Wesley, 1985 (ISBN 0-201-10174-2); second edition

1990 (ISBN 0-201-18127-4)].

2. Informal name for one of the three standard

references on Smalltalk. This book also has blue and green

siblings.

["Smalltalk-80: The Interactive Programming Environment",

Adele Goldberg, Addison-Wesley, 1984; (ISBN 0-201-11372-4)].

3. Any of the 1984 standards issued by the

{ITU-T} eighth plenary assembly. These include, among other

things, the {X.400} {electronic mail} specification, the Group

1 through 4 fax standards, {ISDN}, the R2 signalling system

(Q.400 series recommendations), data communication via the

{PSTN} (the V series recommendations) and tariffs and metering

principles (the D series).

4. The new version of the {Green Book} - IEEE

1003.1-1990, also known as ISO 9945-1 - is (because of the

colour and the fact that it is printed on A4 paper) known in

the USA. as "the Ugly Red Book That Won't Fit On The Shelf"

and in Europe as "the Ugly Red Book That's A Sensible Size".

5. The NSA "Trusted Network Interpretation"

companion to the {Orange Book}.

See also {book titles}.

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