strawman : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: strawman	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for strawman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
strawman n a person used as a cover for some questionable activity Synonym(s): front man, front, figurehead, nominal head, straw man, strawman a weak or sham argument set up to be easily refuted Synonym(s): straw man, strawman an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Synonym(s): scarecrow, straw man, strawman, bird- scarer, scarer
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Strawman The first of the series of {DoD} requirements that led to {Ada} ({Woodenman}, {Tinman}, {Ironman}, {Steelman}). Strawman was produced by the {HOLWG} in Apr 1975. (1995-01-30)