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百眼巨人
资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Argus \Ar"gus\, n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
were transplanted to the peacock's tail.
2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
species ({A. giganteus}) is remarkable for the great
length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
male. The species {A. Grayi} inhabits Borneo.
资料来源 : WordNet®
Argus
n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the
heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn: {argus
pheasant}]
资料来源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
Argus
A successor to {CLU}, from LCS at {MIT}. Argus
supports {distributed programming} through {guardians} (like
{monitors}, but can be created dynamically) and {atomic
actions} (indivisible activity). It also has {cobegin} and
coend.
["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,
1987].
["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,
Distributed Programs", B. Liskov et al,
TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
(1995-12-28)