Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: plasm |
2. | plasma - a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone | |
3. | plasma - (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons; "particles in space exist in the form of a plasma" |
PLASMA - PLAnner-like System Modelled on Actors. Carl Hewitt, 1975.
The first actor language. Originally called Planner-73, and
implemented in MacLisp. Lisp-like syntax, but with several
kinds of parentheses and brackets. ["A PLASMA Primer", B. Smith et al, AI Lab Working Paper 92, MIT Oct 1975]. ["Viewing Control Structures as Patterns of Passing Messages", C. Hewitt, AI Lab Memo 410, MIT 1976]. |