telos

[tel-os, tee-los]

te·los

[tel-os, tee-los]
noun, plural te·loi [tel-oi, tee-loi] .
the end term of a goal-directed process; especially, the Aristotelian final cause.

Origin:
1900–05; < Greek télos; compare tele-2
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Telos is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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TELOS definition


1. The LeLisp Version 16 Object System. Also used in EuLisp. The object-oriented core of EuLisp. Incorporates ideas from CLOS, ObjVLisp and OakLisp. Total merging of types with classes and message-passing with normal function application.
2. A Pascal-based AI language.
["Design Rationale for TELOS, a Pascal-based AI Language", Travis et al, SIGPLAN Notices 12(8) (Aug 1977)].

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