Gambit

n.

1.

(Chess Playing) A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to gain an attacking position.

Noun	1.	gambit - an opening remark intended to secure an advantage for the speaker Synonyms: ploy
	2.	gambit - a maneuver in a game or conversation Synonyms: stratagem, ploy
	3.	gambit - a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position

(language)

Gambit - A variant of Scheme R3.99 supporting the future construct of Multilisp by Marc Feeley . Implementation includes optimising compilers for Macintosh (with Toolbox and built-in editor) and Motorola 680x0 Unix systems and HP300, BBN GP100 and NeXT. Version 2.0 conforms to the IEEE Scheme standard. Gambit used PVM as its intermediate language. ftp://acorn.cs.brandeis.edu/dist, ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/amiga/fish/f7/ff764/Gambit_Terp. ftp://ftp.iro.umontreal.ca/pub/parallele/gambit/. Mailing list: gambit@trex.umontreal.ca.

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