Gabriel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Gabriel	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Gabriel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gabriel n (Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
gabriel /gay'bree-l/ n. [for Dick Gabriel, SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic] An unnecessary (in the opinion of the opponent) stalling tactic, e.g., tying one's shoelaces or combing one's hair repeatedly, asking the time, etc. Also used to refer to the perpetrator of such tactics. Also, `pulling a Gabriel', `Gabriel* mode'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Gabriel A graphical {DSP} language for {simulation} and real systems. ["A Design Tool for Hardware and Software for Multiprocessor DSP Systems," E.A. Lee, E. Goei, J. Bier & S. Bhattacharya, DSP Systems, Proc ISCAS-89, 1989]. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-23)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
gabriel /gay'bree-l/ (After {Richard Gabriel}) An unnecessary (in the opinion of the opponent) stalling tactic, e.g. tying one's shoelaces or combing one's hair repeatedly, asking the time, etc. Also used to refer to the perpetrator of such tactics. Also, "pulling a Gabriel", "Gabriel* mode". [{Jargon File}] (1999-10-12)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Gabriel champion of God, used as a proper name to designate the angel who was sent to Daniel (8:16) to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and to communicate the prediction of the seventy weeks (Dan. 9:21-27). He announced also the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11), and of the Messiah (26). He describes himself in the words, "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God" (1:19).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Gabriel, God is my strength