vambrace
         n 1: cannon of plate armor protecting the forearm [syn:
               {vambrace}, {lower cannon}]

English Dictionary: vamper	by the DICT Development Group
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vamper n a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Synonym(s): coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser
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vampire n (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living Synonym(s): vampire, lamia
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vampire bat n any of various tropical American bats of the family Desmodontidae that bite mammals and birds to feed on their blood Synonym(s): vampire bat, true vampire bat
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vampirism n belief in the existence of vampires the actions or practices of a vampire
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Van Buren n 8th President of the United States (1782-1862) [syn: {Van Buren}, Martin Van Buren, President Van Buren]
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Vanbrugh n English architect (1664-1726) [syn: Vanbrugh, {John Vanbrugh}, Sir John Vanbrigh]
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Vannevar Bush n United States electrical engineer who designed an early analogue computer and who led the scientific program of the United States during World War II (1890-1974) Synonym(s): Bush, Vannevar Bush
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vena brachialis n two veins in either arm that accompany the brachial artery and empty into the axillary vein Synonym(s): brachial vein, vena brachialis
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vena brachiocephalica n veins formed by the union of the internal jugular and subclavian veins Synonym(s): brachiocephalic vein, innominate vein, vena brachiocephalica
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vena bronchialis n veins serving the bronchi; empty into the azygos vein [syn: bronchial vein, vena bronchialis]
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vena ovarica n one of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein Synonym(s): ovarian vein, vena ovarica
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vena paraumbilicalis n small veins arising in skin around the navel; terminate as accessory portal veins Synonym(s): paraumbilical vein, vena paraumbilicalis
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vena perforantis n veins that accompany the perforating arteries; drain leg muscles; empty into the deep femoral vein Synonym(s): perforating vein, vena perforantis
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vena pericardiaca n several small veins from the pericardium [syn: {pericardial vein}, vena pericardiaca]
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vena peroneus n accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein Synonym(s): peroneal vein, fibular vein, vena peroneus
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vena pharyngeus n veins from the pharyngeal plexus that empty into the internal jugular vein Synonym(s): pharyngeal vein, vena pharyngeus
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vena phrenica n either of two veins that drain the diaphragm [syn: {phrenic vein}, vena phrenica]
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vena portae n a short vein that carries blood into the liver [syn: portal vein, hepatic portal vein, portal, vena portae]
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vena profunda penis n deep vein of the penis; enters the prostatic plexus
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vena vertebralis n a vein that goes through the foramina of the cervical vertebrae and forms a plexus around the vertebral artery; empties into the brachiocephalic vein Synonym(s): vertebral vein, vena vertebralis
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vena vertebralis accessoria n a vein that accompanies the vertebral vein but passes through the foramen of the transverse process of the 7th cervical vertebra and empties into the brachiocephalic vein Synonym(s): accessory vertebral vein, vena vertebralis accessoria
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vena vertebralis anterior n a vein that accompanies the ascending cervical artery and opens into the vertebral vein Synonym(s): anterior vertebral vein, vena vertebralis anterior
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vena vorticosum n a vein formed by branches from the back surface of the eye and the ciliary body; empties into the ophthalmic veins Synonym(s): vortex vein, vorticose vein, vena vorticosum
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venae profundae clitoridis n deep veins of the clitoris; join the vesical plexus
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vinifera n common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes Synonym(s): vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera
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vinifera grape n common European grape cultivated in many varieties; chief source of Old World wine and table grapes Synonym(s): vinifera, vinifera grape, common grape vine, Vitis vinifera grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe
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von Braun n United States rocket engineer (born in Germany where he designed a missile used against England); he led the United States Army team that put the first American satellite into space (1912-1977) Synonym(s): Braun, von Braun, Wernher von Braun, Wernher Magnus Maximilian von Braun
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vambrace \Vam"brace\, n. [See {Vantbrass}.] (Anc. Armor)       The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the       wrist.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vamper \Vamp"er\, n.       One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something       new; a cobbler.
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Vamper \Vamp"er\, v. i. [Cf. {Vaunt}.]       To swagger; to make an ostentatious show. [Prov. eng. &       Scot.] --Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vampire \Vam"pire\, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D.       vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.]       1. A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person             superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander             about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus             causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in             parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in             Hungary about the year 1730.                         The persons who turn vampires are generally wizards,                      witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a                      violent end, or have been cursed by their parents or                      by the church,                                    --Encyc. Brit.          2. Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner;             a bloodsucker.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two or more species of South             American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera             {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. These bats are destitute of             molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with             which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the             blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as             man, chiefly during sleep. They have a c[91]cal appendage             to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge             themselves is stored.          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of harmless tropical             American bats of the genus {Vampyrus}, especially {V.             spectrum}. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but             were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of             man and animals. Called also {false vampire}.          {Vampire bat} (Zo[94]l.), a vampire, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.       falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.       faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]       1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;             dishnest; as, a false witness.          2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,             vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false             friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.                         I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.          3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or             likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.          4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;             counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;             false colors; false jewelry.                         False face must hide what the false heart doth know.                                                                               --Shak.          5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,             a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in             grammar.                         Whose false foundation waves have swept away.                                                                               --Spenser.          6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which             are temporary or supplemental.          7. (Mus.) Not in tune.          {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an             arch, though not of arch construction.          {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main             cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or             inclosing rooms.          {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a             vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has             a false bearing.          {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.          {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a             mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a             properly organized fetus.          {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx             attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but             unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.          {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a             door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or             windows or to give symmetry.          {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,             chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the             purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for             decoying a vessel to destruction.          {False galena}. See {Blende}.          {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a             person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or             the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.          {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to             serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's             lateral resistance.          {False key}, a picklock.          {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.          {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in             croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an             animal membrane.          {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving             false representations respecting her cargo, destination,             ect., for the purpose of deceiving.          {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off             from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced             usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.          {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption             of the name and personality of another.          {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning             past or present facts and events, for the purpose of             defrauding another.          {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of             the head rail to strengthen it.          {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a             certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed             by a flat or sharp.          {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by             the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.          {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are             five pairs in man.          {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and             the roof. --Oxford Gloss.          {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for             fraudulent purposes.          {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus             {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.          {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling             away again on the same tack.          {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South             America, formerly erroneously supposed to have             blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost             vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the             genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.          {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.          {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},             under {Bastard}.          {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to             facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,             bridge centering, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vampire \Vam"pire\, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D.       vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.]       1. A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person             superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander             about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus             causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in             parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in             Hungary about the year 1730.                         The persons who turn vampires are generally wizards,                      witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a                      violent end, or have been cursed by their parents or                      by the church,                                    --Encyc. Brit.          2. Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner;             a bloodsucker.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two or more species of South             American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera             {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. These bats are destitute of             molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with             which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the             blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as             man, chiefly during sleep. They have a c[91]cal appendage             to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge             themselves is stored.          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of harmless tropical             American bats of the genus {Vampyrus}, especially {V.             spectrum}. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but             were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of             man and animals. Called also {false vampire}.          {Vampire bat} (Zo[94]l.), a vampire, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.       falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.       faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]       1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;             dishnest; as, a false witness.          2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,             vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false             friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.                         I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.          3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or             likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.          4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;             counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;             false colors; false jewelry.                         False face must hide what the false heart doth know.                                                                               --Shak.          5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,             a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in             grammar.                         Whose false foundation waves have swept away.                                                                               --Spenser.          6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which             are temporary or supplemental.          7. (Mus.) Not in tune.          {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an             arch, though not of arch construction.          {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main             cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or             inclosing rooms.          {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a             vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has             a false bearing.          {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.          {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a             mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a             properly organized fetus.          {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx             attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but             unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.          {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a             door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or             windows or to give symmetry.          {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,             chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the             purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for             decoying a vessel to destruction.          {False galena}. See {Blende}.          {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a             person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or             the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.          {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to             serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's             lateral resistance.          {False key}, a picklock.          {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.          {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in             croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an             animal membrane.          {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving             false representations respecting her cargo, destination,             ect., for the purpose of deceiving.          {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off             from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced             usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.          {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption             of the name and personality of another.          {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning             past or present facts and events, for the purpose of             defrauding another.          {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of             the head rail to strengthen it.          {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a             certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed             by a flat or sharp.          {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by             the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.          {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are             five pairs in man.          {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and             the roof. --Oxford Gloss.          {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for             fraudulent purposes.          {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus             {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.          {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling             away again on the same tack.          {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South             America, formerly erroneously supposed to have             blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost             vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the             genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.          {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.          {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},             under {Bastard}.          {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to             facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,             bridge centering, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vampire \Vam"pire\, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D.       vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.]       1. A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person             superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander             about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus             causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in             parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in             Hungary about the year 1730.                         The persons who turn vampires are generally wizards,                      witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a                      violent end, or have been cursed by their parents or                      by the church,                                    --Encyc. Brit.          2. Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner;             a bloodsucker.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two or more species of South             American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera             {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. These bats are destitute of             molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with             which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the             blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as             man, chiefly during sleep. They have a c[91]cal appendage             to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge             themselves is stored.          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of harmless tropical             American bats of the genus {Vampyrus}, especially {V.             spectrum}. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but             were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of             man and animals. Called also {false vampire}.          {Vampire bat} (Zo[94]l.), a vampire, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vampirism \Vam"pir*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vampirisme.]       1. Belief in the existence of vampires.          2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.          3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vampire \Vam"pire\, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D.       vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.]       1. A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person             superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander             about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus             causing their death. This superstition is now prevalent in             parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in             Hungary about the year 1730.                         The persons who turn vampires are generally wizards,                      witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a                      violent end, or have been cursed by their parents or                      by the church,                                    --Encyc. Brit.          2. Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner;             a bloodsucker.          3. (Zo[94]l.) Either one of two or more species of South             American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera             {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. These bats are destitute of             molar teeth, but have strong, sharp cutting incisors with             which they make punctured wounds from which they suck the             blood of horses, cattle, and other animals, as well as             man, chiefly during sleep. They have a c[91]cal appendage             to the stomach, in which the blood with which they gorge             themselves is stored.          4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of harmless tropical             American bats of the genus {Vampyrus}, especially {V.             spectrum}. These bats feed upon insects and fruit, but             were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the blood of             man and animals. Called also {false vampire}.          {Vampire bat} (Zo[94]l.), a vampire, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.       falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.       faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]       1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;             dishnest; as, a false witness.          2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,             vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false             friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.                         I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.          3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or             likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.          4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;             counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;             false colors; false jewelry.                         False face must hide what the false heart doth know.                                                                               --Shak.          5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,             a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in             grammar.                         Whose false foundation waves have swept away.                                                                               --Spenser.          6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which             are temporary or supplemental.          7. (Mus.) Not in tune.          {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an             arch, though not of arch construction.          {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main             cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or             inclosing rooms.          {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a             vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has             a false bearing.          {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.          {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a             mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a             properly organized fetus.          {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx             attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but             unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.          {False} {door [or] window} (Arch.), the representation of a             door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors or             windows or to give symmetry.          {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,             chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the             purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for             decoying a vessel to destruction.          {False galena}. See {Blende}.          {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a             person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or             the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.          {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to             serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's             lateral resistance.          {False key}, a picklock.          {False leg}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Proleg}.          {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in             croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an             animal membrane.          {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving             false representations respecting her cargo, destination,             ect., for the purpose of deceiving.          {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off             from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced             usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.          {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption             of the name and personality of another.          {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning             past or present facts and events, for the purpose of             defrauding another.          {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of             the head rail to strengthen it.          {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a             certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed             by a flat or sharp.          {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by             the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.          {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are             five pairs in man.          {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and             the roof. --Oxford Gloss.          {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for             fraudulent purposes.          {False scorpion} (Zo[94]l.), any arachnid of the genus             {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.          {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling             away again on the same tack.          {False vampire} (Zo[94]l.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South             America, formerly erroneously supposed to have             blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost             vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the             genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.          {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.          {False wing}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing},             under {Bastard}.          {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to             facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,             bridge centering, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vena \[d8]Ve"na\, n.; pl. {Ven[91]}. [L. See {Vein}.]       A vein.          {Vena cava}; pl. {Ven[91] cav[91]}. [L., literally, hollow             vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins             connected directly with the heart.          {Vena contracta}. [L., literally, contracted vein.]             (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and             near the orifice from which it issues.          {Vena port[91]}; pl. {Ven[92] port[91]}. [L., literally, vein             of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver.             See under {Portal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Vena \[d8]Ve"na\, n.; pl. {Ven[91]}. [L. See {Vein}.]       A vein.          {Vena cava}; pl. {Ven[91] cav[91]}. [L., literally, hollow             vein.] (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins             connected directly with the heart.          {Vena contracta}. [L., literally, contracted vein.]             (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and             near the orifice from which it issues.          {Vena port[91]}; pl. {Ven[92] port[91]}. [L., literally, vein             of the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver.             See under {Portal}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus       of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and       cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)             (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.             (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender                   stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs                   by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing                   anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;                   as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,                   squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.                               There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.                                                                               viii. 13.                               And one went out into the field to gather herbs,                            and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild                            gourds.                                       --2 Kings iv.                                                                               89.          {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger             Williams.          {Vine beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of             the grapevine. Among the more important species are the             grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted {Pelidnota}             (see {Rutilian}), the vine fleabeetle ({Graptodera             chalybea}), the rose beetle (see under {Rose}), the vine             weevil, and several species of {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.                      {Vine borer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[91]                   bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially                   {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of                   which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter                   sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also                   {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the                   branches.             (b) A clearwing moth ({[92]geria polistiformis}), whose                   larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often                   destructive.          {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]             --Holland.          {Vine forester} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moths belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose             larv[91] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.          {Vine fretter} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera             that injuries the grapevine.          {Vine grub} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of insect             larv[91] that are injurious to the grapevine.          {Vine hopper} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of leaf             hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially             {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under             {Grape}.          {Vine inchworm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any species of             geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,             especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.          {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zo[94]l.), a small moth ({Desmia             maculalis}) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the             leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,             spotted with white.          {Vine louse} (Zo[94]l.), the phylloxera.          {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,             delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and             fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green             parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the             vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium             Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing             stage of an {Erysiphe}.          {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.             xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of             Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.          {Vine sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria             vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the             grapevine. The larv[91] stand side by side in clusters             while feeding.          {Vine slug} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.          {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})             related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is             found in Florida and the West Indies.          {Vine sphinx} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of hawk             moths. The larv[91] feed on grapevine leaves.          {Vine weevil}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Vine borer}             (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Van Buren, AR (city, FIPS 71480)       Location: 35.44665 N, 94.35285 W       Population (1990): 14979 (5763 housing units)       Area: 38.0 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72956    Van Buren, IN (town, FIPS 78470)       Location: 40.61637 N, 85.50546 W       Population (1990): 934 (365 housing units)       Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Van Buren, ME (CDP, FIPS 78535)       Location: 47.16824 N, 67.95112 W       Population (1990): 2759 (1142 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 04785    Van Buren, MO (town, FIPS 75580)       Location: 37.00732 N, 91.01222 W       Population (1990): 893 (434 housing units)       Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63965    Van Buren, OH (village, FIPS 79394)       Location: 41.13896 N, 83.64918 W       Population (1990): 337 (114 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 45889
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Van Buren Bay, NY       Zip code(s): 14048
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Van Buren County, AR (county, FIPS 141)       Location: 35.58119 N, 92.51904 W       Population (1990): 14008 (7580 housing units)       Area: 1842.9 sq km (land), 33.2 sq km (water)    Van Buren County, IA (county, FIPS 177)       Location: 40.75457 N, 91.95315 W       Population (1990): 7676 (3529 housing units)       Area: 1256.8 sq km (land), 13.8 sq km (water)    Van Buren County, MI (county, FIPS 159)       Location: 42.27078 N, 86.30853 W       Population (1990): 70060 (31530 housing units)       Area: 1582.5 sq km (land), 1241.3 sq km (water)    Van Buren County, TN (county, FIPS 175)       Location: 35.69318 N, 85.46205 W       Population (1990): 4846 (2001 housing units)       Area: 708.3 sq km (land), 2.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
vannevar /van'*-var/ n.   A bogus technological prediction or a    foredoomed engineering concept, esp. one that fails by implicitly    assuming that technologies develop linearly, incrementally, and in    isolation from one another when in fact the learning curve tends to    be highly nonlinear, revolutions are common, and competition is the    rule.   The prototype was Vannevar Bush's prediction of `electronic    brains' the size of the Empire State Building with a    Niagara-Falls-equivalent cooling system for their tubes and relays,    a prediction made at a time when the semiconductor effect had    already been demonstrated.   Other famous vannevars have included    magnetic-bubble memory, LISP machines, {videotex}, and a paper from    the late 1970s that computed a purported ultimate limit on areal    density for ICs that was in fact less than the routine densities of    5 years later.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
vannevar          /van'*-var/ A bogus technological prediction or a       foredoomed engineering concept, especially one that fails by       implicitly assuming that technologies develop linearly,       incrementally, and in isolation from one another when in fact       the learning curve tends to be highly nonlinear, revolutions       are common, and competition is the rule.   The prototype was       Vannevar Bush's prediction of "electronic brains" the size of       the Empire State Building with a Niagara-Falls-equivalent       cooling system for their tubes and relays, a prediction made       at a time when the semiconductor effect had already been       demonstrated.   Other famous vannevars have included       {magnetic-bubble memory}, {LISP machines}, {videotex}, and a       paper from the late 1970s that computed a purported ultimate       limit on areal density for {integrated circuits} that was in       fact less than the routine densities of 5 years later.          [{Jargon File}]          (2000-02-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vannevar Bush          Dr. Vannevar Bush, 1890-1974.   The man who invented       {hypertext}, which he called {memex}, in the 1930s.          Bush did his undergraduate work at Tufts College, where he       later taught.   His masters thesis (1913) included the       invention of the Profile Tracer, used in surveying work to       measure distances over uneven ground.   In 1919, he joined       {MIT}'s Department of Electrical Engineering, where he stayed       for twenty-five years.   In 1932, he was appointed       vice-president and dean.   At this time, Bush worked on optical       and photocomposition devices, as well as a machine for rapid       selection from banks of microfilm.          Further positions followed: president of the Carnegie       Institute in Washington, DC (1939); chair of National Advisory       Committee for Aeronautics (1939); director of Office of       Scientific Research and Development.   This last role was as       presidential science advisor, which made him personally       responsible for the 6,000 scientists involved in the war       effort.   During World War II, Bush worked on radar antenna       profiles and the calculation of artillery firing tables.   He       proposed the development of an {analogue computer}, which       later became the {Rockefeller Differential Analyser}.          Bush is the pivotal figure in hypertext research.   His       ground-breaking 1945 paper, "As We May Think," speculated on       how a machine might be created to assist human reasoning, and       introduced the idea of an easily accessible, individually       configurable storehouse of knowledge.   This machine, which he       dubbed "memex," in various ways anticipated {hypermedia} and       the {World Wide Web} by nearly half a century.          {Electronic Labyrinth article       (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0034.html)}.          {Bush's famous article, "As We May Think"       (http://www.theatlantic.com/unbound/flashbks/computer/bushf.htm)}.          (2001-06-17)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vi Improved          (VIM) (Previously "vi iMitation"), An improved       version of {vi}, available for many {platforms}.   VIM allows       multiscreen editing, more flexible insert/command {mode}       handling, better {C} indentation and much more.          {Home (http://www.vim.org/)}.          (1999-06-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Vienna Fortran          A {data-parallel} extension of {Fortran 77} for distributed       memory multiprocessors by Hans Zima       , Vienna University.          ["Programming In Vienna Fortran", B. Chapman et al, Scientific       Programming 1(1):31-50 (Aug 1992)].