[am-bit] 
| 1. | circumference; circuit. |
| 2. | boundary; limit. |
| 3. | a sphere of operation or influence; range; scope: the ambit of such an action. |
| am·bit (ām'bĭt) n.
[Latin ambitus, from past participle of ambīre, to go around; see ambient.] |
AMBIT language
Algebraic Manipulation by Identity Translation (also claimed: "Acronym May Be Ignored Totally").
An early pattern-matching language, developed by C. Christensen of Massachusetts Computer Assocs in 1964, aimed at algebraic manipulation.
[Sammet 1969, pp. 454-457].
(1994-12-08)
