amoeba : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: amoeba	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for amoeba
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
amoeba n naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion Synonym(s): ameba, amoeba
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
amoeba n. Humorous term for the Commodore Amiga personal computer.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Amoeba 1. A distributed {operating system} developed by {Andrew S. Tanenbaum} and others of {Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam}. Amoeba is only available under licence from the VUA, but is free of charge and includes all {source}, {binaries} and documentation. {Home (http://www.am.cs.vu.nl/)}. [Features?] 2. A derogatory term for {Commodore}'s {Amiga} {personal computer}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-05-07)