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6 definitions found From Jargon File (4.2.3, 23 NOV 2000) [jargon]: gabriel /gay'bree-*l/ n. [for Dick Gabriel, SAIL LISP hacker and volleyball fanatic] An unnecessary (in the opinion of the opponent) stalling tactic, e.g., tying one's shoelaces or combing one's hair repeatedly, asking the time, etc Also used to refer to the perpetrator of such tactics. Also `pulling a Gabriel', `Gabriel mode'. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: GabrielA graphical {DSP} language for {simulation} and real systems. ["A Design Tool for Hardware and Software for Multiprocessor DSP Systems," E.A. Lee, E. Goei, J. Bier & S. Bhattacharya DSP Systems, Proc ISCAS-89, 1989]. [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-23) From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: gabriel /gay'bree-*l/ (After {Richard Gabriel}) An unnecessary (in the opinion of the opponent) stalling tactic, e.g. tying one's shoelaces or combing one's hair repeatedly, asking the time, etc Also used to refer to the perpetrator of such tactics. Also "pulling a Gabriel", "Gabriel mode". [{Jargon File}] (1999-10-12) From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Gabriel champion of God, used as a proper name to designate the angel who was sent to Daniel (8:16) to explain the vision of the ram and the he-goat, and to communicate the prediction of the seventy weeks (Dan. 9:21-27). He announced also the birth of John the Baptist (Luke 1:11), and of the Messiah (26). He describes himself in the words "I am Gabriel, who stand in the presence of God" (1:19). From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Gabriel, God is my strength From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: GABRIEL GAteway and BRIdge to Europe's national Libraries
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