English Dictionary
◊ YOWL
yowl
n : a very loud utterance; "his bellow filled the hallway" [syn:
{bellow}, {bellowing}, {holla}, {holler}, {hollering}, {hollo},
{holloa}, {roar}, {roaring}, {yowling}]
v 1: cry loudly, as of animals; "The coyotes were howling in the
desert" [syn: {howl}, {wrawl}, {yammer}]
2: utter shrieks, as of cats [syn: {caterwaul}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN LOWL?
LOWL
The {abstract machine} for {bootstrapping} {ML/1},
developed by P.J. Brown of the {University of Kent at
Canterbury}.
["Macro Processors and Techniques for Portable Software",
P.J. Brown, published by Wiley, ISBN 0.471.11005.1].
[Mentioned in "Machine Oriented Higher Level Languages",
W. van der Poel, N-H 1974, p. 271].
[What does LOWL stand for?]
(1997-11-04)