ECLIPSE

Eclipse

In computer programming, Eclipse is an Integrated development environment comprising a base workspace and an extensible plug-in system for customizing the environment. It is written mostly in Java. It can be used to develop applications in Java and, by means of various plug-ins, other programming languages including Ada, C,, COBOL, Fortran, Haskell, JavaScript, Lasso, Perl, PHP, Python, R, Ruby, Scala, Clojure, Groovy, Scheme, and Erlang. It can also be used to develop packages for the software Mathematica. Development environments include the Eclipse Java development tools for Java and Scala, Eclipse CDT for and Eclipse PDT for PHP, among others.

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ECLiPSe

ECLiPSe is a software system for the development and deployment of Constraint Programming applications, e.g. in the areas of optimization, planning, scheduling, resource allocation, timetabling, transport etc.

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eclipse

Noun

  1. An astronomical alignment in which a planetary object (for example, the Moon) comes between the Sun and another planetary object (for example, the Earth), resulting in a shadow being cast by the middle object onto the other object.
  2. A seasonal state of plumage in some birds, notably ducks, adopted temporarily after the breeding season and characterised by a dull and scruffy appearance.
  3. Obscurity, decline, downfall

Verb

  1. Of astronomical bodies, to cause an eclipse.
    The Moon eclipsed the Sun.
  2. To overshadow; to be better or more noticeable than.
    The student’s skills soon eclipsed those of his teacher.
  3. to undergo eclipsis


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