Parm
/parm/ Further-compressed form of param. This term is an IBMism, and written use is almost unknown outside IBM shops; spoken /parm/ is more widely distributed, but the synonym arg is favoured among hackers. Compare var.
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[pahr-muh; for 1 also Italian pahr-mah] /ˈpɑr mə; for 1 also Italian ˈpɑr mɑ/ noun 1. a city in N Italy, SE of Milan. 2. a city in NE Ohio. noun 1. (Italian) (ˈparma). a city in N Italy, in Emilia-Romagna: capital of the duchy of Parma and Piacenza from 1545 until it became part […]
- Parmacs
The “Argonne macros” from Argonne National Laboratory. A package of macros written in m4 for portable parallel programming, using monitors on shared memory machines, and message passing on distributed memory machines. [E. Lusk et al, “Portable Programs for Parallel Processors”, HRW 1987. p4]. (ftp://research.att.com/netlib/parmacs).
- Parma-heights
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- Parmashta
strong-fisted, a son of Haman, slain in Shushan (Esther 9:9).
- Parma-violet
noun 1. a variety of the sweet violet, Viola odorata, that is the source of an essential oil used in perfumery.