MIDAS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'mIdus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] (Greek legend) the greedy king of Phrygia who Dionysus gave the power to turn everything he touched into gold

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	See Also:	mythical being

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See {Marmoset}.

Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	A digital simulation language. [Sammet 1969, p.627]. A Motif-based toolkit for interactive data analysis by T. Johnson, SLAC. The basis for the Midas-WWW browser.