[1] : WordNet (r) 2.0

gabriel
     n : bible the archangel who was the messenger of god

[2] : Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)

gabriel
     gateway and bridge to europe's national libraries
     
     

[3] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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'.

[4] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

gabriel
     
         a 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
     
     
see also:
dsp simulation jargon file 

[5] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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
     
     
see also:
richard gabriel jargon file 

[6] : Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary

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.
   

[7] : Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's)

gabriel, god is my strength

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