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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  parsec 
  n  :  a  unit  of  astronomical  length  based  on  the  distance  from 
  Earth  at  which  stellar  parallax  is  1  second  of  arc; 
  equivalent  to  3.262  light  years  [syn:  {secpar}] 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  PARSEC 
 
  Extensible  language  with  PL/I-like  syntax,  derived  from 
  PROTEUS.  "PARSEC  User's  Manual",  Bolt  Beranek  &  Newman  (Dec 
  1972). 
 
 




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