vary

v 1: make or become different in some particular way, without

permanently losing one's or its former characteristics

or essence; "her mood changes in accordance with the

weather"; "Prices vary according to the season" [syn: {change},

{alter}]

2: be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: {deviate}, {diverge},

{depart}] [ant: {conform}]

3: be subject to change: "Prices vary"

4: make something more diverse and varied; "Vary the menu"

[syn: {variegate}, {motley}]

Mary

An extensible, machine-oriented superset of

{ALGOL68} developed by Mark Rain.

Mary is maintained (and used) by {Kvatro Telecom AS}.

Although dated, it still offers a nice strongly typed {3GL}

with {macros} but without most of {C}'s flaws.

It runs on {SPARC} and {x86} computers.

Hidden on the back cover of the manual: MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

- COERCION IMPOSSIBLE.

["Mary Programmer's Reference Manual", M. Rain et al, R Unit,

Trondheim Norway, 1974].

["Operator Expressions in Mary", M. Rain, SIGPLAN Notices

8(1), Jan 1973].

(1998-11-10)