MERCURIAL

Mercurial

Mercurial is a cross-platform, distributed revision control tool for software developers. It is mainly implemented using the Python programming language, but includes a binary diff implementation written in C. It is supported on Windows and Unix-like systems, such as FreeBSD, Mac OS X and Linux. Mercurial is primarily a command line program but graphical user interface extensions are available. All of Mercurial's operations are invoked as arguments to its driver program hg, a reference to the chemical symbol of the element mercury.

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mercurial

Noun

  1. Any of the plants known as mercury.
  2. Someone born under the influence of Mercury.
  3. A preparation of mercury, especially as a treatment for syphilis.

Adjective

  1. (often capitalized, see ) Pertaining to the planet Mercury.
  2. (often capitalized, see Mercurial) Pertaining to the Roman god Mercury.
  3. Born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and having such characteristics.
  4. Of, or pertaining to the element mercury; containing mercury; caused by the action of mercury or quicksilver.
  5. Having a volatile or lively character; quick-witted, changeable, animated.
  6. Of or relating to Mercury as the god of trade; hence, money-making; crafty.


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