gen

4 definitions found

gen - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  -gen \-gen\ [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos
     race, stock (see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born.
     Cf. F. -g[`e]ne.]
     1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of
        producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.
        [1913 Webster]

gen - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  gen
      n 1: informal term for information; "give me the gen on your new
           line of computers"

gen - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  generate
  gen
  
     To produce something according to an algorithm or program or
     set of rules, or as a (possibly unintended) side effect of
     the execution of an algorithm or program.
  
     The opposite of parse.
  
     [Jargon File]
  
     (1995-06-15)
  

gen - Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003) :

  gen
   /jen/, n.,v.
  
     Short for generate, used frequently in both spoken and written
     contexts.