Meaning

1 senses
  1. (slang)The second edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (2006), a notable textbook about compiler construction.

Origin

The textbook was originally published with a purple dragon on its cover art.

The textbook was originally published with a purple dragon on its cover art.

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