BLUE BOOK: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | bloo bûk
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a blue-covered booklet used in universities for writing examinations
- [n] a register of persons who are socially prominent
- [n] a report published by the British government; bound in blue
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| | See Also: | | booklet, brochure, directory, folder, leaflet, pamphlet, report, study | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Blue" book`\
1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper
covers. [Eng.]
2. The United States official ``Biennial Register.''
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| Computing Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | 1. Informal name for one of the four standard references on the page-layout and graphics-control language PostScript. The other three official guides are known as the Green Book, the Red Book, and the White Book. ["PostScript Language Tutorial and Cookbook", Adobe Systems, Addison-Wesley 1985, (ISBN 0-201-10179-3)]. 2. Informal name for one of the three standard references on Smalltalk. This book also has green and red siblings. ["Smalltalk-80: The Language and its Implementation", David Robson, Addison-Wesley 1983, (ISBN 0-201-11371-63)]. 3. Any of the 1988 standards issued by the ITU-T's ninth plenary assembly. These include, among other things, the X.400 electronic mail specification and the Group 1 through 4 fax standards. See also book titles. [Jargon File] |
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| | See Also: | | publication | |
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