white goods

n 1: large electrical home appliances (refrigerators or washing

machines etc.) that are typically finished in white

enamel

2: drygoods for household use that are typically made of white

cloth [syn: {household linen}]

White Book

1. {K&R}.

2. The fourth book in

{Adobe Systems, Inc.}'s {PostScript} series, describing the

previously-secret format of {Type 1} {fonts}. The other three

official guides are known as the {Blue Book}, the {Green

Book}, and the {Red Book}.

["Adobe Type 1 Font Format, version 1.1", Addison-Wesley, 1990

(ISBN 0-201-57044-0)].

3. {White book CD-ROM}.

[{Jargon File}]

(1996-12-03)