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   Argus
   In Greek mythology the Argus was a beast and son of Arestor with a hundred eyes of which he could only close two at a time. He was placed by Juno to guard Io, whom Jupiter had changed into a heifer. But Mercury, who was sent to carry her off, managed to surprise and kill Argus whereupon Juno transfered his eyes to the tail of a peacock, her favourite bird.
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   argus
   [n] - (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes 2. [n] - large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
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   Argus
   In Greek mythology, a giant with 100 eyes. When he was killed by Hermes, Hera transplanted his eyes into the tail of her favourite bird, the peacock. Argus was the son of Arestor. He was surnamed...
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   Argus
   NC-135A project [US]
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   Argus
   (language) A successor to CLU, from LCS at MIT. Argus supports distributed programming through guardians (like monitors, but can be created dynamically) and atomic actions (indivisible activity). It also has cobegin and coend. ['Argus Reference Manual', B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS, 1987]. ['Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robu...
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   argus
   a space platform(SPAS)and earth observation payload(ARGUS)designed and sponsored by European Space Agency(ESA)to be launched by the space shuttle in the mid 1980`s Category: News-systems and communications
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   Argus
   Ar'gus noun [ Latin Argus , Greek ....] 1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock's tail. 2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. 3. (Zoology) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species ( A. giganteus ) is remark ...
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   <radiobiology> Two-beam, 5-terawatt Nd-glass laser system used at Livermore (LLNL) for inertial-confinement fusion research from 1976 to 1981. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   argus
   argus pheasant noun large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
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    Argus
    noun (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
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    Argus
    There are six figures in Greek mythology named `Argus` or `Argos` . #`Argus Panoptes` (Argus `all eyes`) is a giant with a hundred eyes. He was also the nymph Io's nephew. #`Argus` was the eponym of the city of Argos. The son of Zeus and Niobe, daughter of Phoroneus, he succeeded his uncle Apis as King of Phoronea, which he renamed after himself. According to one account, he married Evadne, the daughter of Strymon and Neaera, and bore Ecbasus, ...
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    ARGUS
    `ARGUS`, all capitalized, may refer to: * ARGUS experiment, a particle physics experiment that ran at DESY * ARGUS distribution, a function used in particle physics named after the above experiment * ARGUS, an aqueous homogeneous nuclear reactor at the Russian Research Centre, Kurchatov Institute
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    Argus
    • (n.) One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful. • (n.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes were transplanted to the peacock`s tail. • (n.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common species (A. giganteus) is remarkable for the great length and beauty of ...
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    Argus
    the first true aircraft carrier. Construction of the Argus began in 1914, and initially it was an Italian liner; it was purchased in 1916 by the ... [2 related articles]
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    Argus
    figure in Greek legend described variously as the son of Inachus, Agenor, or Arestor or as an aboriginal hero (autochthon). His byname derives from ... [1 related articles]
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    Argus
    Argus is a Greek boy name. The meaning of the name is `bright, watchful ` Where is it used? The name Argus is mainly used In Greek Mythology (Latinized) . The name Argus doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Argus seems to be unique!
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    ARGUS
    A process on the VAX which logs off interactive users if the account has been idle for a certain length of time.
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    ARGUS
    A process on the VAX which logs off interactive users if the account has been idle for a certain length of time.
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    Argus
    Argus (är'gus) or Argos (är'gos, –gus) , in Greek mythology. 1. Many-eyed monster, also called Panoptes. He guarded Io after she had been changed into a heifer. After Hermes slew the monster, Hera took his eyes and placed them in the tail of her bird, the peacock. 2. Builder ...
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