Telos
noun, plural teloi
[tel-oi, tee-loi] /ˈtɛl ɔɪ, ˈti lɔɪ/ (Show IPA)
1.
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.
1. The LeLisp Version 16 Object System. Also used in EuLisp. The object-oriented core of EuLisp. Incorporates ideas from CLOS, ObjVLisp and OakLisp. Total merging of types with classes and message-passing with normal function application.
2. A Pascal-based AI language.
[“Design Rationale for TELOS, a Pascal-based AI Language”, Travis et al, SIGPLAN Notices 12(8) (Aug 1977)].
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