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Red Dragon Book

Red Dragon Book proper noun: the first edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986), a notable textbook about compiler construction.

Proper noun

the Red Dragon Book

  1. (slang) The first edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986), a notable textbook about compiler construction.

Origin of Red Dragon Book

The textbook was originally published with a red dragon on its cover art.

Questions about Red Dragon Book

What does Red Dragon Book mean?
Red Dragon Book means the first edition of Compilers: Principles, Techniques, and Tools (1986), a notable textbook about compiler construction.
What part of speech is Red Dragon Book?
Red Dragon Book is a proper noun.

Words near Red Dragon Book in the dictionary

  1. red dog
  2. red dogged
  3. red dogging
  4. red dogs
  5. Red Dot
  6. Red Dragon Book
  7. Red Dragons
  8. red drink
  9. red drum
  10. red drums
  11. red dwarf

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