Marshalling

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or
     {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]
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     1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,
        to marshal troops or an army.
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              And marshaling the heroes of his name
              As, in their order, next to light they came.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. To direct, guide, or lead.
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              Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.
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     3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different
        quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when
        several belong to an achievement.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marshal
       n 1: a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in
            carrying out the judgments of a court of law [syn: {marshall}]
       2: (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank [syn:
           {marshall}]
       v 1: place in proper rank; "marshal the troops"
       2: arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments"
       3: make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" [syn: {mobilize},
           {mobilise}, {summon}]
       4: lead ceremoniously, as in a procession
       [also: {marshalling}, {marshalled}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  marshalling
       See {marshal}

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  marshalling
       
           (US -ll- or -l-) The process of packing one
          or more items of data into a message {buffer}, prior to
          transmitting that message buffer over a communication channel.
          The packing process not only collects together values which
          may be stored in non-consecutive memory locations but also
          converts data of different types into a standard
          representation agreed with the recipient of the message.
       
          (2000-06-09)