4 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hobbit n : an imaginary being similar to a person but smaller and with hairy feet; invented by J.R.R. Tolkien From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]: hobbit n. 1. [rare] The High Order BIT of a byte; same as the {meta bit} or {high bit}. 2. The non-ITS name of(*Hobbit*), master of lasers. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: Hobbit A {Scheme} to {C} compiler by Tanel Tammet . Hobbit attempts to retain most of the original Scheme program structure, making the output C program readable and modifiable. Hobbit is written in Scheme and is able to self-compile. Hobbit release 1 works together with the {scm} release scm4b3. Future releases of scm and hobbit will be coordinated. Current version: release 2. {(ftp://altdorf.ai.mit.edu/archive/scm/hobbit2.tar.Z)}. (1993/04/25) 2. The non-{ITS} name of (*Hobbit*), master of lasers. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: hobbit High order bit. The most significant bit (of a byte). Also known as the {meta bit} or {high bit}. [{Jargon File}]
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