ARGUS - Definition

Pronunciation:		'ârgus
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [n] (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes

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	Synonyms:	argus pheasant

	See Also:	Argusianus, genus Argusianus, giant, pheasant

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.

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Computing Dictionary

	Definition:	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 <[email protected]> et al, TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].

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