Hobbit

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}]