Sequel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Sequel	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Sequel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sequel n something that follows something else [syn: sequel, subsequence] a part added to a book or play that continues and extends it Synonym(s): sequel, continuation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sequel \Se"quel\ (s[emac]"kw[ecr]l), n. [L. sequela, fr. sequit to follow: cf. F. s[82]quelle a following. See {Sue} to follow.] 1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as, the sequel of a man's advantures or history. O, let me say no more! Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak. 2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease, fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin. 3. Conclusion; inference. [R.] --Whitgift.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Sequel 1. Precursor to SQL. ["System R: Relational Approach to Database Management", IBM Res Lab, San Jose, reprinted in Readings in Database Systems]. 2. U Leeds. Theorem prover specification language. Pattern matching notation similar to Prolog. Compiled into Lisp. [Proc ICJAI 13]. {(ftp://agora.leeds.ac.uk/scs/logic/)}.