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Free and open-source software portal GNU lightning is a free-software library for generating assembly language code (actually machine code) at run-time
GNU_lightning
with the GNU build system GNU libmicrohttpd – embeddable HTTP server GNU lightning – just-in-time compilation for generating machine language GNU oSIP –
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Compiling bytecode to machine code at runtime
translation Common Language Runtime Copy-and-patch Dynamic compilation GNU lightning LLVM OVPsim Self-modifying code Tracing just-in-time compilation Transmeta
Just-in-time_compilation
Instruction set designed to be run by a software interpreter
however, now it also supports compiling to native code with the help of GNU lightning CMUCL and Scieneer Common Lisp implementations of Common Lisp can compile
Bytecode
Compiler backend for multiple programming languages
and open-source software portal HHVM C-- Amsterdam Compiler Kit (ACK) GNU lightning Pure ROCm Emscripten TenDRA Distribution Format Architecture Neutral
LLVM
Topics referred to by the same term
products Lightning (software), an extension that adds calendar and scheduling functionality to the Mozilla Thunderbird e-mail client GNU lightning, a library
Lightning_(disambiguation)
1-or-later GNU Libtool C GPL-3.0 GNU Multiple Precision Arithmetic Library C GPL-3.0 GNU portability library C GPL-3.0 GNU Portable Threads C LGPL-2.0 GNU Readline
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2001 software development project by Mozilla
the Mozilla tri-license: the Mozilla Public License, the GNU General Public License and the GNU Lesser General Public License. The project started with
Mozilla_Calendar_Project
Software rebranding due to trademark issues
rebranded version of Firefox. The Iceweasel found in Debian is not GNU IceWeasel (now GNU IceCat), but rather a rebranded Firefox created by the Debian project
Debian–Mozilla trademark dispute
Debian–Mozilla_trademark_dispute
Software library providing an embedded transactional key-value database
Lightning Memory-Mapped Database (LMDB) is an embedded transactional database in the form of a key-value store. LMDB is written in C with API bindings
Lightning Memory-Mapped Database
Lightning_Memory-Mapped_Database
Title given to a small number of open-source software development leaders
Retrieved August 5, 2014. Robbins, Arnold (March 2014). "The GNU Project and Me: 27 Years with GNU AWK" (PDF). skeeve.com. Archived (PDF) from the original
Benevolent_dictator_for_life
Linux distribution based on Ubuntu
Trisquel (full name Trisquel GNU/Linux) is a computer operating system, a Linux distribution, derived from another distribution, Ubuntu. The project aims
Trisquel
Supercomputer platform
more RAM. Software includes Fedora Core 5 Linux ppc64, MPICH2, OpenMP v2.5, GNU Compiler Collection, and CellSDK 1.1. In mid-2007, Gaurav Khanna, a professor
PlayStation_3_cluster
library for GLib GNU Libtool — Library management tool GNU portability library — collection of portability routines for GNU software GNU Portable Threads
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released first in 1994. They are free and open-source software released under a GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) 2.1, and Apache License 2.0. By compiling
Gambit (Scheme implementation)
Gambit_(Scheme_implementation)
Performance optimized backup software
Retrieved 4 December 2021. 【2015年 窓の杜大賞】結果発表 - 窓の杜 (in Japanese) RapidCopy(FastCopy for macOS) RapidCopy for GNU/Linux Official website fastcopy on GitHub
FastCopy
Calendar program
Mac OS X and Linux. Versions prior to version 2 are licensed under the GNU GPL as free software, but subsequent versions are proprietary shareware with
Rainlendar
Acronym for "what you see is what you get" in computing
original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2016. "Welcome to GNU TeXmacs (FSF GNU project)". texmacs.org. Archived from the original on 11 February
WYSIWYG
Web browser fork based on Firefox
remove those already present in Firefox. Browser security Gecko (software) GNU IceCat Pale Moon Waterfox Isaac (June 27, 2022). "LibreWolf: a privacy-focused
LibreWolf
Instruction set extension by Intel
"Intel Advanced Vector Extensions 2015/2016: Support in GNU Compiler Collection" (PDF). Gcc.gnu.org. Retrieved 20 October 2016. Patrizio, Andy (21 September
AVX-512
Software library providing embedded database for key/value data
21 (Oracle 12c) release, all Berkeley DB products are licensed under the GNU AGPL. Previously, Berkeley DB was redistributed under the 4-clause BSD license
Berkeley_DB
Tiling window manager
The user interface and much of their functionality are inspired by the GNU Screen terminal multiplexer. While ratpoison is written in C, Betts' StumpWM
Ratpoison
Topics referred to by the same term
Tourette syndrome, or Tourette's syndrome, a neurodevelopmental disorder GNU Triangulated Surface, a library of algorithms for handling surface meshes;
GTS
Permissive free software license
middle ground between the permissive software BSD-style licenses and the GNU General Public License. As such, it allows the integration of MPL-licensed
Mozilla_Public_License
List of anthems of all FIFA World Cups
Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Victor Young NHK "Stardom" Japanese King Gnu King Gnu RTVE "Toke" Spanish Chanel Kyle Hanagami, Leroy Sanchez, Chanel Terrero
List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems
List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_songs_and_anthems
Subculture of individuals
movement and the GNU project, president of the Free Software Foundation and author of the famous Emacs text editor as well as the GNU Compiler Collection
Hacker_culture
Discontinued calendar software
Mozilla Lightning. The latest development version of Sunbird remains 1.0b1 from January 2010, and no later version has been announced. Unlike Lightning, Sunbird
Mozilla_Sunbird
1992 open source video game
system with a pseudo-isometric perspective. All content is licensed under the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later. The client and server will run in Microsoft Windows, Mac
Crossfire_(1992_video_game)
Type of wedge tool
thunderbolts and were used to guard buildings against lightning, as it was believed (mythically) that lightning never struck the same place twice. This has caused
Axe
Representation of binary data as text
programs perform this conversion to allow for data-transport, such as PGP and GNU Privacy Guard. Binary-to-text encoding methods are also used as a mechanism
Binary-to-text_encoding
American software company
describe its products. On July 25, 2007, SugarCRM announced the adoption of the GNU General Public License (version 3) for Sugar Community Edition, the offering
SugarCRM
Production of open resources based on open collaboration
anti-privatization (anti-corporate activism), or transparent behavior.[citation needed] GNU GNU Manifesto Richard Stallman Gratis versus libre (no cost vs no restriction)
Open_source
Open source full text search server
licensed; either: GNU General Public License version 2 or proprietary licensing is available for use-cases which are not within the terms of the GNU GPLv2. Since
Sphinx_(search_engine)
"mk-takizawa/elmo_for_learn". GitHub. "gikou-official/Gikou". GitHub. "gnu.org". www.gnu.org. "GPSshogi - PukiWiki". gps.tanaka.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp. This weaker
List_of_shogi_software
Dialect of the Lisp programming language designed to interact with Python
ISBN 9781593278793. OCLC 1057729260. Tagliamonte, Paul (2 April 2013). PyCon lightning talk (Speech). Python Conference (PyCon). Santa Clara. Retrieved 2 September
Hy_(programming_language)
Discontinued extension for Mozilla Firefox
ago (2011-09-03) Written in JavaScript Size 595 KB Type Add-on for Mozilla Firefox License MPL/GNU GPL/GNU LGPL Website Ubiquity on wiki.mozilla.org.
Ubiquity_(Firefox)
Open-source web browser based on Firefox
to present Free and open-source software portal Internet portal LibreWolf GNU IceCat Pale Moon Basilisk K-Meleon "Release 6.6.15". 17 June 2026. Retrieved
Waterfox
Minimal, lightweight web browser
lightweight Linux distributions. Dillo is free software, released under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later. Chilean software engineer Jorge Arellano Cid conceived
Dillo
Electronic version of a calendar
implementation ncal appeared in FreeBSD 2.2.6. Alternative implementation is GNU gcal. Microsoft Windows included Calendar app from version 1.0. After Windows
Digital_calendar
Open-source HTML layout engine
Forks of Firefox that also make use of Gecko include LibreWolf, Zen Browser, GNU IceCat, Midori, Waterfox, Portable Firefox, and Floorp. Mozilla also uses
Gecko_(software)
Battery-electric full-size car
software (OSS), which is publicly available. Tesla uses OSS like Linux, the GNU toolchain, Buildroot, and community projects like Ubuntu. From 2021, Tesla
Tesla_Model_S
Set of game engine recreations
Strigeus. ScummVM is free software that is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License. ScummVM is a re-implementation of the part of the
ScummVM
Collection of cryptographic computer libraries
tri-licensed under the Mozilla Public License 1.1, the GNU General Public License, and the GNU Lesser General Public License. Since release 3.14, NSS
Network_Security_Services
World's first synchronized global peace meditation, observed August 1987
"THE LIGHTNING PATH Harmonic Convergence".[permanent dead link] Adapted in part from the Wikinfo article Harmonic Convergence, licensed under the GNU Free
Harmonic_Convergence
Public decentralised layer-1 blockchain platform
Decentralized exchange Decentralized finance Distributed ledger Fork Lightning Network MetaMask Smart contract Web3 Consensus mechanisms Proof of authority
TON_(blockchain)
Format for weather reports used in aviation
parsing METAR reports at the CPAN site PhpWeather is a PHP application (with a GNU General Public License) that parses METAR reports. pymetar and metar — Python
METAR
Cryptographic hash function
BLAKE2b for package signing FreeBSD Ports package management tool uses BLAKE2b GNU Core Utilities implements BLAKE2b in its b2sum command IPFS allows use of
BLAKE_(hash_function)
Cryptographic algorithm for digital signatures
ECDSA:[citation needed] Botan Bouncy Castle cryptlib Crypto++ Crypto API (Linux) GnuTLS libgcrypt LibreSSL mbed TLS Microsoft CryptoAPI OpenSSL wolfCrypt EdDSA
Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
Elliptic_Curve_Digital_Signature_Algorithm
1994 video game
version's source code was released by Nightdive Studios on GitHub under the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later license, fulfilling a 2016 given promise. After one month
System_Shock
Proposed reconstructed word list for the Proto-Indo-European language
edition of Julius Pokorny's Indogermanisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, CCA-GNU) Beekes, Robert (1995). Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. J. Benjamins
Indo-European_vocabulary
"Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 Unveils More Cast, King Gnu Opening Song in New Trailer". Anime News Network. Archived from the original
List of Jujutsu Kaisen characters
List_of_Jujutsu_Kaisen_characters
Flight simulator
Qt launcher. FlightGear's source code is released under the terms of the GNU General Public License and is free and open-source software. The FlightGear
FlightGear
Office suite software
OS X, with ports to other operating systems. It is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 3 (LGPL); early versions are also available
OpenOffice.org
Set of cryptographic hash functions
Castle Cryptlib Crypto++ Libgcrypt Mbed TLS libsodium Nettle LibreSSL OpenSSL GnuTLS wolfSSL Hardware acceleration is provided by the following processor extensions:
SHA-2
Free and open-source personal information manager by Mozilla
functionality inbuilt since version 78.0 and previously available from the Lightning calendar extension. Additional features are available from extensions
Mozilla_Thunderbird
and related pages, which are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License.
List of fictional dogs in live-action film
List_of_fictional_dogs_in_live-action_film
Digital storefront company selling video games and e-books
game was Wolfire's own Lugaru HD, where they released the engine under the GNU General Public License, and also included the various art assets, level designs
Humble_Bundle
Annual Japanese music award
Doubt" International Video Marshmello, Anne-Marie "Friends" 2019 (18th) Japan Video King Gnu "Hakujitsu" International Video Billie Eilish "Bad Guy"
MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best New Artist
MTV_Video_Music_Award_Japan_for_Best_New_Artist
Librechair". GitLab. Retrieved 2019-11-19. Martonik, Andrew (25 March 2013). "Lightning Launcher: More customizations than you can shake a stick at". AndroidCentral
List_of_Android_launchers
Hacker/maker space in San Francisco
membership applications, Arooo. Arooo is free to use and is licensed under the GNU GPL. Double Union created the Open Diversity Data project. The project aggregates
Double_Union
General-purpose programming language
ADMB DAP gretl jamovi JASP JAGS JMulTi Julia Jupyter (Julia, Python, R) GNU Octave OpenBUGS Orange PSPP Python (statsmodels, PyMC, IPython, IDLE) R (RStudio)
Python_(programming_language)
Swiss company
Written in Rust Operating system Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, Windows License GNU General Public License Website nym.com Repository github.com/nymtech/nym
Nym_Technologies
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
Retrieved 21 November 2011. "US20050125476A1". "US20080141004A1". "ARM Options". GNU Compiler Collection Manual. Retrieved 20 September 2019. Ne10: An open optimized
ARM_architecture_family
multiple unit trains. Richard Stallman (born 1953), U.S. – GNU operating system, GNU Emacs, GNU Compiler Collection Ladislas Starevich (1882–1965), Russia/France
List_of_inventors
1999 video game
Software released the complete source code for Quake III Arena under the GNU General Public License v2.0 or later, as they have for most of their prior
Quake_III_Arena
Tabular comparison of deep learning software
PyTorch". GitHub. 14 November 2022. https://github.com/williamFalcon https://lightning.ai/docs/litserve/how-tos/parallelism-types "Install TensorFlow with pip"
Comparison of deep learning software
Comparison_of_deep_learning_software
Cloud computing platform
Version 2013.03 included: Linux kernel, Java OpenJDK Runtime Environment and GNU Compiler Collection. On November 30, 2020, Amazon announced that it would
Amazon_Elastic_Compute_Cloud
Early decentralized business based on the Ethereum blockchain
The DAO (software) Written in Solidity License GNU LGPL v3+ Repository github.com/blockchainsllc/DAO
The_DAO
the DAViCal server. These include the Mozilla Sunbird calendar (or the Lightning calendar extension of Thunderbird), Chandler, Evolution, and Mulberry
DAViCal
Icelandic mixed martial artist (born 1988)
hours. ❤❤" (Tweet) – via Twitter. "Gunnar Nel짯짯son og Fransiska Bj철rk f철gnu챨u f챈챨ingu d처ttur sinnar - V챠sir". 16 August 2023. "UFC Records - Welterweight"
Gunnar_Nelson_(fighter)
Blockchain computing platform
other projects in the Tron code base. It is also accused of violating the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 (LGPL) because the project does not mention
Tron_(blockchain)
Internet suite
terms: Mozilla Public License, version 1.1 or later, GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later, GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later
SeaMonkey
addition of Pocket Recommendations to users in the UK, the requirement of GNU libc 2.17, libstdc++ 4.8.1 and GTK+ 3.14 or newer versions on Linux, the
Firefox_version_history
Elementary particle with negative charge
noticed that amber attracted small objects when rubbed with fur. Along with lightning, this phenomenon is one of humanity's earliest recorded experiences with
Electron
and mining activity. It later expanded to include explorers for the Lightning Network and the Liquid Network. Mempool.space was started in 2018 by softsimon
Mempool.space
Edition Feng Office — 2007 Online 3.11.13.11 2025-12-15 AGPL-3.0-only No cost GNU TeXmacs Joris van der Hoeven — 1996? BSD 2.1.5 2026-03-12 GPL-3.0-or-later
Comparison_of_office_suites
Fractal sets in complex dynamics of mathematics
2011-02-18. HTML5 Fractal generator for your browser "Julia". r-project.org. GNU R Package. 25 November 2014. generate Julia or Mandelbrot set at a given
Julia_set
Annual software engineering conference
2015-02-01. "Fosdem 2002: Fosdem organiser interview". Retrieved 2011-03-16. GNU Project (26 September 2008). "Prior Years' Free Software Award". Free Software
FOSDEM
Action/adventure Commercial Onverse Oolite Giles Williams 2006 Space Trading GNU General Public License. 10.4+ Oops! Open Sonic Alexandre Martins 2010 Platform
List_of_Mac_games
Open source groupware server
interface. Supported desktop clients are Mozilla Thunderbird with the Lightning extension, Apple iCal, and Microsoft Outlook. The SOGo Connector and Integrator
SOGo
Image viewer
A 2010 Linux Magazine review called Geeqie an "indispensable tool", "lightning fast". A 2012 Libre Graphics World review noted that Geeqie seems to be
Geeqie
The Eternity Engine is a cross-platform source port licensed under the GNU General Public License. It was first released on January 8, 2001, as version
List_of_Doom_ports
Web browser made by Mozilla
Firefox), along with other Mozilla software. GNU IceCat is another derived version of Firefox distributed by the GNU Project, which maintains its separate branding
Firefox
Musical notation system used in Asia since the 19th century
technical methods of printing numbered notation (in various forms) with GNU LilyPond. One of them is a converter that converts jianpu to LilyPond notation
Numbered_musical_notation
E-mail application for Android
Claws Mail Cleancode eMail Evolution fetchmail fdm Geary getmail GNUMail Gnus Gnuzilla IMP K-9 Mail KMail Mahogany Mailpile Mailx Mailx (Heirloom) Modest
K-9_Mail
Intermediate programming language
IMproved) FreeType: TrueType font rendering in JavaScript, using FreeType SQLite GNU Privacy Guard ctags gnuplot Graphviz zlib Unreal Engine 3: was ported in
Asm.js
2002 video game
Raven Software released the source code for the game on SourceForge under GNU GPL-2.0-only. A few days after release, the source code disappeared from
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star_Wars_Jedi_Knight_II:_Jedi_Outcast
Single document atomicity No C++ 10gen GNU AGPL v3.0 Neo4j Graph database Yes Yes Yes Yes No Java Neo Technology GNU GPL v3.0 OrientDB Multi-Model
Comparison of structured storage software
Comparison_of_structured_storage_software
able to decode an HDTV broadcast in the next. An open-source project called GNU Radio is dedicated to evolving a high-performance SDR. All-digital radio
History_of_radio_receivers
track "She"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved June 22, 2022. "Japan's King Gnu Documents Private Lives in New Video, "Teenager Forever"". Billboard. January
List_of_2020_albums
November 23, 2023. Basbas, Franchesca Judine (September 11, 2023). "King Gnu announce new album The Greatest Unknown and Japan dome tour". Bandwagon.
List_of_2023_albums
Emulation software
Retrieved 2024-08-13. Kumar, Saurabh (10 January 2010). "Browse the web with lightning fast speed using this trick". techpp.com. "Kyivstar and Yandex make traffic
MicroEmulator
GIMP GNAT – The GNAT programming chain tool (Ada language implementation in GNU gcc), as a GNATcoll reusable components for the applications (with or without
List_of_Python_software
1996 video game
Retrieved 2013-10-08. This source code is distributed under the terms of the GNU General Public License with the following special exception. As a special
Meridian_59
Free and open-source web browser for Unix-like systems
your default browser. But for those instance where you need to fire up a lightning-fast browser for quick surfing, Epiphany will do the trick." She further
GNOME_Web
Discontinued web browser based on Mozilla Firefox
about:buildconfig to check the details of the 2.0 builds "Optimize Options - Using the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC)". "Swiftfox 2.0pre changelog". "Swiftfox Forum"
Swiftfox
1997 video game
Island. Twinsen's Dino-Fly, a creature encountered in LBA, is struck by lightning mid-air and crash-lands in Twinsen and Zoe's garden. Twinsen is advised
Little_Big_Adventure_2
Shoten Europe PSV 2013 Desktop Dungeons (EN) QCF Design QCF Design WIN, MAC, GNU/LIN 2013 Deus Ex: The Fall (EN) Eidos Montreal Square Enix Sci-Fi, Cyberpunk
List of role-playing video games: 2012 to 2013
List_of_role-playing_video_games:_2012_to_2013
led Richard Stallman to create the Free Software Foundation and begin the GNU Project, paving the way for a free software movement. Computers also became
Key events of the 20th century
Key_events_of_the_20th_century
Terms found more frequently in crosswords
deer EMU – large flightless bird of Australia ERNE (or ERN) – sea eagle GNU – another name for the wildebeest IBEX – goat living in mountains IBIS –
Crosswordese
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
Girl/Female
Norse
One of Frigga's ladies in waiting.
Male
Babylonian
, Adad-Anu.
Girl/Female
Indian
Sweet Like Sugar
Female
African
second-born child.
Boy/Male
Australian, Japanese
Tough; Strong
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name A-GUN means "grape."
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Charming; Lovely; Handsome
Girl/Female
Christian, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sindhi, Telugu
Attractive
Girl/Female
Bengali, Celebrity, Finnish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Traditional
Atom; Silence; Favour; Grace; A Prefix; Beauty
Boy/Male
Hindu
An atom
Female
Finnish
Estonian and Finnish pet form of Greek Hanna, ANU means "favor; grace."
Girl/Female
Indian
Attribute, Excellence, Merit, Quality, Virtue
Boy/Male
Christian, Finnish, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Sikh, Telugu
An Atom; Angel; Messenger of God; Love; Sky
Male
Babylonian
, Anu, is prince; Anammelech.
Boy/Male
Norse
Took refuge in Iceland after several killings he performed.
Boy/Male
Australian, Basque, Farsi, French
Ox; Bull; Cow
Boy/Male
Australian, German, Indian, Punjabi, Scandinavian, Sikh
Warrior
Female
Egyptian
, child of Nu.
Girl/Female
Indian, Norse, Tamil
God
Boy/Male
Indian, Sikh
Brave; Wise
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord of Love
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Dark night
Boy/Male
Hindu
Splendid, A hero, Bright, Shining, Crystal, Brilliant
Girl/Female
Tamil
Gayatry | கயாதà¯à®°à¯à®¯
Gayathry Mantra, Mother of the Vedas or Goddess Saraswati
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Patience
Girl/Female
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
Fame; Honour; Dignity
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
She narrated Hadith
Boy/Male
Arabic, Australian, Muslim
The Guided One
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit
A Silk-cotton Tree
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Jane, JAYNE means "God is gracious."
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
GNU LIGHTNING
n.
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved horns in both sexes.
n.
Violent blasts of wind.
n.
A bed in a gun carriage.
v. t.
To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for horizontal firing.
v. t.
To load again, as a gun.
n.
The gnu.
v. i.
To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in participial form; as, to go gunning.
n.
The knee.
v. t.
The mountings of a gun.
n.
The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum of the brain.
pl.
of Genu
n.
See Gun cotton, under Gun.
n.
The gnu.
n.
A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a cannon.
n.
A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance; any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles by the explosion of gunpowder, consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge behind, which is ignited by various means. Muskets, rifles, carbines, and fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are called small arms. Larger guns are called cannon, ordnance, fieldpieces, carronades, howitzers, etc. See these terms in the Vocabulary.
n.
The brindled gnu. See Gnu.