Erlang : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Erlang	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Erlang
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Erlang n a unit of traffic intensity in a telephone system
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Erlang 1. {A. K. Erlang}. (The other senses were named after him). 2. A concurrent {functional language} for large industrial {real-time} systems by Armstrong, Williams and Virding of Ellemtel, Sweden. Erlang is untyped. It has {pattern matching} syntax, {recursion equations}, explicit {concurrency}, {asynchronous message passing} and is relatively free from {side-effects}. It supports transparent cross-{platform} distribution. It has primitives for detecting run-time errors, real-time {garbage collection}, {modules}, {dynamic code replacement} (change code in a continuously running real-time system) and a {foreign language interface}. An unsupported free version is available (subject to a non-commercial licence). Commercial versions with support are available from {Erlang Systems AB}. An {interpreter} in {SICStus Prolog} and compilers in {C} and Erlang are available for several {Unix} {platforms}. {Open Telecom Platform} (OTP) is a set of {libraries} and tools. {Commercial version (http://www.erlang.se/)} - sales, support, training, consultants. {Open-source version (http://www.erlang.org/)} - downloads, user-contributed software, mailing lists. {Training and consulting (http://www.erlang-consulting.com/)}. E-mail: . [Erlang - "Concurrent Programming in Erlang", J. Armstrong, M. & Williams R. Virding, Prentice Hall, 1993. ISBN 13-285792-8.] 3. 36 {CCS} per hour, or 1 call-second per second. Erlang is a unit without dimension, accepted internationally for measuring the traffic intensity. This unit is defined as the aggregate of continuous occupation of a channel for one hour (3600 seconds). An intensity of one Erlang means the channel is continuously occupied. (2003-03-25)