syphon

n : a tube running from the liquid in a vessel to a lower level

outside the vessel so that atmospheric pressure forces

the liquid through the tube [syn: {siphon}]

v : convey, draw off, or empty by or as if by a siphon [syn: {siphon},

{siphon off}]

Symphony

{Lotus Development}'s successor to their

{Lotus 1-2-3} spreadsheet. Unlike 1-2-3, Symphony allowed a

limited form of {multitasking}. The user could switch

manually between it and {MS-DOS} and separate graph and

spreadsheet windows could be opened simultaneously and would

be updated automatically when cells were changed. In

addition, a small word processor could be opened in a third

window. These all could be printed out on the same report.

Symphony could read and write Lotus 1-2-3 files and had

interactive graphical output and a word processor, thus making

it effectively a report generator. Unlike 1-2-3, Symphony was

not a great commercial success.

(1995-03-28)