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Computer program that plays checkers
Chinook is a computer program that plays checkers (also known as draughts). It was developed between the years 1989 to 2007 at the University of Alberta
Chinook_(computer_program)
Topics referred to by the same term
Chinook (computer program), draughts player Chinook (newspaper), a counterculture underground newspaper published weekly in Denver, Colorado Chinook Sciences
Chinook
American checkers player (1927–1995)
world championship match. He lost only seven games (two to the Chinook computer program, one in a simultaneous exhibition) from 1950 until his death in
Marion_Tinsley
American tandem-rotor helicopter introduced in 1962 during the Cold War
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense
Boeing_CH-47_Chinook
Pidgin trade language from the Pacific Northwest
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific
Chinook_Jargon
Board game
Chinook. Chang, Kenneth (July 19, 2007). "Computer Checkers Program Is Invincible". The New York Times. Schmid, Randolph E (July 19, 2007). "Computer
English_draughts
Canadian researcher and professor (born 1957)
that wrote Chinook, the world's strongest American checkers player, after some relatively good results in writing computer chess programs. He is involved
Jonathan_Schaeffer
Inherent flaw in computer instructions
minute after launch due to a bug in the on-board guidance computer program. In 1994, an RAF Chinook helicopter crashed, killing 29; this was initially blamed
Software_bug
Strategy board game
board game-playing programs of any kind. More recently, in 2007 scientists at the University of Alberta developed their "Chinook" program to the point where
Checkers
Overview of and topical guide to algorithms
Chinook (draughts player) Deep Blue (chess computer) AlphaDev AlphaEvolve AlphaTensor Neural architecture search Automated machine learning Program synthesis
Outline_of_algorithms
Canadian politician (born 1959)
using custom-designed computer software. ConnecTra Society: ConnecTra links people with physical disabilities to activities and programs that will, over time
Sam_Sullivan
Software projects developed at universities
intelligence program (Alberta) Chinook – checkers-playing artificial intelligence program (Alberta) Claudico – artificial intelligence poker program (Carnegie
List of software developed at universities
List_of_software_developed_at_universities
expansion: a nearly 4,000-square-foot raised floor for an 11.8-teraflop computer named Chinook, which was then the fifth-fastest system in the world. In April
Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory
Environmental_Molecular_Sciences_Laboratory
British computer programmer (born 1958)
draughts program to win a human tournament. In August of the same year it won the gold medal at the 2nd Computer Olympiad, beating Chinook, a strong
Martin_Bryant_(programmer)
software developed by Google that plays the Chinese board game Go. Chinook, a computer program that plays English draughts; the first to win the world champion
List of artificial intelligence projects
List_of_artificial_intelligence_projects
Entry for the United States Army's Future Vertical Lift program
demonstrator will be powered by the Honeywell T55, which powers the CH-47 Chinook. It will be slightly modified to better operate at slower propeller speeds
Sikorsky–Boeing_SB-1_Defiant
Native Girls Code (NGC) is a Seattle-based program that focuses on providing computer coding skills with grounding in traditional Indigenous knowledge
Native_Girls_Code
Multi-games event
The Computer Olympiad is a multi-games event in which computer programs compete against each other. For many games, the Computer Olympiads are an opportunity
Computer_Olympiad
Blondie24 is an artificial intelligence checkers-playing computer program named after the screen name used by a team led by David B. Fogel. The purpose
Blondie24
1951 computer animation
Bouncing Ball was an early interactive computer graphics program developed for the Whirlwind I computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
Bouncing Ball (computer program)
Bouncing_Ball_(computer_program)
Artificial intelligence that plays Go
AlphaGo is a computer program that plays the board game Go. It was developed by the London-based DeepMind Technologies, an acquired subsidiary of Google
AlphaGo
Golubeva This section is for computer programs who are noted in the history of the game. Chinook (draughts player), a program developed at the University
List_of_draughts_players
Saudi Arabia (February 25, 1991), killing 28 Americans. A Royal Air Force Chinook helicopter crashed into the Mull of Kintyre in June 1994, killing 29. Initially
List_of_software_bugs
Bozinovski, Stevo (1981) "Inverted pendulum control program" ANW Memo, Adaptive Networks Group, Computer and Information Science Department, University of
Timeline of artificial intelligence
Timeline_of_artificial_intelligence
Animated television series
James Corlett) Frieda's loyal guardian and the leader of female bats. Chinook: (Matt Hill) One of Shade's friends. Zephyr: (Richard Newman) A blind albino
Silverwing_(TV_series)
2025 Canadian TV series or program
(Robotic Crime Management Polite Computer), a multi-purpose robot created from a Canada Post mailbox. Ceara Morgana as Chinook, a 12-year-old First Nations
Super_Team_Canada
Radio station in Anchorage, Alaska, United States
FM) is a commercial radio station in Anchorage, Alaska. It is owned by Chinook Concert Broadcasters with studios on East 65th Avenue. It is one of the
KLEF
P J. "Automatic Navigation Computer ASN-7" (PDF). Analog Museum. Retrieved 15 January 2026. "Kearfott AN/ASN-24 Computer Sets - Technical Summary" (PDF)
List of military electronics of the United States: A–G
List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States:_A–G
High school in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
in 2011-2012; less than both Chinook and north Lethbridge's Winston Churchill High. A relatively extensive academic program is offered, including automotives
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
Lethbridge_Collegiate_Institute
Engineering school in Montréal, Canada
unmanned aerial vehicle Dronolab, a walking robot, Eclipse solar-powered car, Chinook the world champion wind-powered vehicle, and others have won prizes in
École de technologie supérieure
École_de_technologie_supérieure
University of Washington live mascot
Wasky I (1946-47), Wasky II (1947-54), Ski (1954-58), Denali (1958), King Chinook (1959-68), Regent Denali (1969-81), Sundodger Denali (1981-92), King Redoubt
Dubs_(mascot)
American monster television series
marketing website called "Monarch Unlocked" was launched with some Monarch computer private files. On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the first season has
Monarch:_Legacy_of_Monsters
Military transport tiltrotor
Air Force aircraft, such as C-130 Hercules transport aircraft and MH-47 Chinook helicopters. On 29 November 2023, a CV-22B assigned to the US Air Force's
Bell–Boeing_V-22_Osprey
Independent aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor
& T55 are used in the Bell UH-1H Huey, the Bell 214, the Boeing CH-47 Chinook, and the LTS101 series is used in some variants of the Bell 222, Eurocopter
Honeywell_Aerospace
American military helicopter
Green Giant" Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era MH-47 Chinook Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk Related lists List of active United States military
Sikorsky_MH-53
locations throughout the city and Coalhurst. The library is a member of the Chinook Arch Regional Library System and The Alberta Library. Information and reference
Lethbridge_Public_Library
"OPNAV Notice 3090: Command, Control, Communication, Computers, and Intelligence Systems Program Roadmap" (PDF). Washington, D.C.: US Department of the
List of military electronics of the United States: M–Z
List_of_military_electronics_of_the_United_States:_M–Z
numerous public education programs in marine related science. BC Field Trips organizes many instructional and educational programs for school-aged children
Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre
Bamfield_Marine_Sciences_Centre
Short-range ballistic missile
Development Program. The analog guidance computer and the control computer in the missile were replaced by a single digital guidance and control computer. The
MGM-31_Pershing
Ethnic group in the United States
students to study in the United States through government scholarship programs, contributing to the growth of early Iranian communities centered around
Iranian_Americans
British-Canadian film director
Against the Wild and follows the Alaskan Malamute, Chinook, on another adventure. This time Chinook must protect two children after their plane crashes
Richard_Boddington
Game whose outcome can be correctly predicted
will allow it to play perfectly after some point in the game. Computer chess programs are well known for doing this. Awari (a game of the Mancala family)
Solved_game
American all-weather multirole fighter aircraft
enemy mortar fire upon Navy SEAL forces searching for an ambushed MH-47E Chinook in the Shah-i-Kot Valley. Several bombs were dropped as the SEAL team took
McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
McDonnell_Douglas_F-15E_Strike_Eagle
Fourth model Apple II computer model
The Apple IIc is a personal computer introduced by Apple Inc. shortly after the launch of the original Macintosh in 1984. It is essentially a compact and
Apple_IIc
States GDS and airline hosting system (CRS/PSS) 1T n/a Hitit Computer Services n/a Turkey Computer reservation system 1U n/a Google/ITA n/a United States Airline
List_of_airline_codes
2002 James Bond film by Lee Tamahori
glaciers in the scene, are computer-generated. The hangar interior of the US Air Base in South Korea, shown crowded with Chinook helicopters, was filmed
Die_Another_Day
U.S. presidential administration since 2025
activated a disaster assistance response team. By October 31, three U.S. CH-47 Chinook helicopters were deployed to Jamaica to help with relief efforts, with
Second presidency of Donald Trump
Second_presidency_of_Donald_Trump
reported on February 6 that DOGE employees had gained access to the NOAA computer systems. Staff from the NOAA Information Technology group and the Department
NOAA in the second Trump administration
NOAA_in_the_second_Trump_administration
(August 2018). Statement of Evidence for Land 4502 Phase 1 Additional CH-47F Chinook Facilities Project (Report). Parliamentary Standing Committee On Public
List of equipment of the Australian Army
List_of_equipment_of_the_Australian_Army
American scholar of linguistics
languages, specifically pidgin Delaware, derived from Delaware languages, and Chinook Jargon. She later became interested in Salishan languages, a field that
Sarah_Thomason
US Federal insurance program
determine whether they jeopardize the continued existence of the Puget Sound chinook salmon: This "shall consult" language not only gives FEMA discretion to
National Flood Insurance Program
National_Flood_Insurance_Program
Graham Star. Retrieved 7 February 2025. Description of crash of Chinook 74-22292, Chinook-helicopter.com. Air show safety in the spotlight, BBC, 27 July
List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1980–1989)
List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_(1980–1989)
Observatory
program, follow-up observations of variable star discoveries, and detailed investigation of binary stars. An outstanding minor planet search program was
Rothney Astrophysical Observatory
Rothney_Astrophysical_Observatory
Type of feedforward neural network
the program (Blondie24) was tested on 165 games against players and ranked in the highest 0.4%. It also earned a win against the program Chinook at its
Convolutional_neural_network
2013 video game
the DLC added two new heavy-lift helicopters—NATO's CH-67 Huron (CH-47 Chinook) and CSAT's Mi-290 Taru (Ka-226)—as well as new single-player scenarios
Arma_3
Soviet fighter-interceptor aircraft introduced in 1970
flown by Pilot Captain V. Shkinder shot down two Iranian Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopters that had trespassed into Soviet airspace, one helicopter being
Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-23
Zero-window Alpha-Beta game tree search algorithm
have not switched to MTD(f). In tests with tournament-quality programs such as Chinook (checkers), Phoenix (chess), and Keyano (Othello), the MTD(f) algorithm
MTD(f)
Abbreviated symbolic writing method
and the Duployé system, adapted to write the Kamloops Wawa (used for Chinook Jargon) writing system. Script shorthands are based on the motions of ordinary
Shorthand
run after escaping to Hong Kong. CH-47 Chinook US Military Shown parked in a hangar in South Korea. One Chinook deploys Bond and Jinx on switchblades for
List_of_James_Bond_vehicles
Major volcanic eruption in Skamania County, Washington
1,500 elk and 5,000 deer were killed, and an estimated twelve million Chinook and Coho salmon fingerlings died when their hatcheries were destroyed.
1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens
1980_eruption_of_Mount_St._Helens
2011 U.S. military operation in Abbottabad, Pakistan
to the NSC. As a measure to bolster the "fight your way out" scenario, Chinook helicopters were to be positioned nearby with additional troops. The greater
Killing_of_Osama_bin_Laden
Current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000
marking the end of the thousand-year piece of music. The time capsule in Chinook Centre in Calgary, Alberta, Canada is scheduled to be opened on the same
3rd_millennium
Multi-role helicopter family by AgustaWestland
had declared its preference for an all-Chinook fleet; also, Boeing allegedly offered cheaper terms for the Chinook. RAF deliveries began in 1997; RN deliveries
AgustaWestland_AW101
First chess-playing automaton
development of decision-making automation and computer chess, anticipating later software-based chess programs by several decades. After developing several
El_Ajedrecista
Pressure injury to the middle ear
middle ear. This is a recognised hazard in several contact sports. Also Chinook winds. They cause a rapid decrease in barometric pressure in the environment
Middle_ear_barotrauma
Warns of radar signals that might be a threat
AH-1, AH-64 Apache, CH-46 Sea Knight, CH-47 Chinook, CH-53, EH-60 Black Hawk, KC-130 Hercules, MH-47 Chinook, MH-60 Black Hawk, OH-58, OV-1 Mohawk, RC-12
Radar_warning_receiver
American businessman and government official (born 1962)
Aviation programs and site activities in Philadelphia and Mesa, Arizona. Programs at these facilities included the V-22 Osprey, CH-47 Chinook, and the
Patrick_M._Shanahan
Family of medium transport/utility military helicopters
the original on 7 January 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2013. "BNPB Datangkan Chinook dan Black Hawk Untuk Tangani Karhutla". bpbnnews.id (in Indonesian). 20
Sikorsky_S-70
Public university in British Columbia, Canada
Studies through a program in the Arts Faculty, and a Chinook Diploma Program in the Sauder School of Business; it also runs the Chinook Summer Biz Camp
University of British Columbia
University_of_British_Columbia
Country in Central Europe
weather phenomenon known as the föhn (with an identical effect to the chinook wind) can occur any time and is characterised by an unexpectedly warm wind
Switzerland
Software architecture design pattern
performance. .NET Community Toolkit Avalonia Caliburn, Caliburn.Micro Chinook.DynamicMvvm Open source DevExpress MVVM DotVVM open source project FreshMvvm
Model–view–viewmodel
Estuary located in southeastern Louisiana, United States
Engineers started to fix levee breaches by dropping huge sandbags from Chinook helicopters. The London Avenue Canal and Industrial Canal were blocked
Lake_Pontchartrain
Canadian interceptor aircraft family
both in Canada and the United States using sophisticated computer programs. In a related program, nine instrumented free-flight models were mounted on solid
Avro_Canada_CF-105_Arrow
Geological feature in Washington, United States
Natural Area Preserve in Washington state. "Mima" is a name derived from a Chinook Jargon term meaning "a little further along" or "downstream". Theories
Mima_mounds
1993 film by Marco Brambilla
used instead of a real bungee, and Bates jumped 300 feet (91 m) from a Chinook helicopter. According to Picerni it was a first: "We've done that off of
Demolition_Man_(film)
List of DoD code names
Europe, involving a 12-man survey and assessment team (ESAT), the USS Chinook (PC-9), dispatched from NSWU-10 at Rota, Spain, and a Hercules-delivered
List of U.S. Department of Defense and partner code names
List_of_U.S._Department_of_Defense_and_partner_code_names
Xiaolin Wu, B.Ss. Wuhan University, Ph.D. Calgary 1988 : computer engineer, invented programming line algorithm, co-developed neural network facial recognition
List of University of Calgary people
List_of_University_of_Calgary_people
River in the Pacific Northwest of North America
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: Wimahl or Wimal; Sahaptin: Nch’i-Wàna or Nchi wana; Sinixt dialect swah'netk'qhu) is the largest river in the Pacific
Columbia_River
Americans of Malayali birth or descent
1970s. Later waves in the 1990s into the early 2000s added a contingent of computer and business professionals to the population. Many of these later immigrants
Malayali_Americans
Washington State University student newspaper
school officially opened that January. According to accounts in the first Chinook annual and a book by college president E. A. Bryan, copies of the four-page
The_Daily_Evergreen
Public school in Camas, Washington, United States
district computer account, and access school computer resources, to work on school assignments without the need to check into a school computer lab. Since
Union High School (Camas, Washington)
Union_High_School_(Camas,_Washington)
Public school in Nose Hill Drive N.W, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The school offers career skills and fine arts programming, including: Electro-technologies Computer Sciences Tech Theater Construction Cook trade Health
Robert_Thirsk_High_School
Marks to indicate pacing of written text
errors in more formal writing. In the computer era, punctuation characters were recycled for use in programming languages and URLs. Due to its use in
Punctuation
Series of military utility transport helicopters
destroyed by the team before it departed in the other MH-60 and a backup MH-47 Chinook with bin Laden's remains. Two MH-47s were used for the mission to refuel
Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk
Alleged unidentified flying object sighting
helicopters, and later identified some of them as tandem-rotor Boeing CH-47 Chinooks used by military forces worldwide. More specifically, Cash claimed that
Cash–Landrum_incident
the levees with 3,000 pounds (1,400 kg) sandbags deployed by U.S. Army Chinook and Black Hawk helicopters. The 17th Street Canal levee repair was completed
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in the Southeastern United States
Effects_of_Hurricane_Katrina_in_the_Southeastern_United_States
Special forces unit of the Royal Navy
rendezvous point and were extracted by an RAF Chinook. The second group was also extracted by an RAF Chinook and the third group made it to Syria and was
Special_Boat_Service
Region of northwestern North America
and "eventually, Chinook became the lingua franca for as many as 250,000 people along the Pacific Slope from Alaska to Oregon". Chinook Jargon reached its
Pacific_Northwest
stream flows to the sea. The term is used primarily in southern England. chinook A warm, dry wind experienced along the eastern side of the Rocky Mountains
Glossary of geography terms (A–M)
Glossary_of_geography_terms_(A–M)
City in Colorado, US
east of the Rocky Mountains affords it the rapid warming influence from chinook winds during winter but also subjects it to drastic day-to-day variability
Colorado_Springs,_Colorado
2007 American TV series or program
Situation Critical, however, excel at weaving classy dramatisations, fine computer graphics and interviews with key players into clear, compelling narratives
Situation_Critical
Lake in Whatcom County, Washington, United States
demand, and to keep the flow in the creek adequate for the threatened Chinook salmon. As a drinking water source, Lake Whatcom Reservoir's quality is
Lake_Whatcom
Military invasion led by the United States
rendezvous point and were extracted by an RAF Chinook. The second group was also extracted by an RAF Chinook and the third group made it to Syria and was
2003_invasion_of_Iraq
French composer
several courses of computer music (for the doctorate program of École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales and IRCAM's Computer Music Curriculum) as
Nicolas_Vérin
City in California, United States
Retrieved October 21, 2012. "Chinook Salmon". NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service – Salmon Populations – Chinook. Archived from the original on
San_Jose,_California
Punctuation to signal the end of a sentence (.)
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Full_stop
1995 American film directed by Simon Wells
respectively. Nikki is a reddish-brown Chow Chow, Kaltag is a honey-yellow Chinook, and Star is a mauve-and-cream Siberian Husky. William Salazar was the
Balto_(film)
Type of rotorcraft
free-flying electric helicopter. The concept was taken from the conceptual computer-aided design model on 10 September 2010 to the first testing at 30% power
Helicopter
Danish Aerospace Manufacturer
Force to supply its self-protection systems for the service's Boeing CH-47 Chinook and Eurocopter AS532 Cougar helicopter fleets. In 2001, the firm's Power
Terma_A/S
Third-party mobile and online payment platform
partnership with OTT Pay, such as the flagship Eaton Centre of Toronto and CF Chinook Centre in Calgary. Air Canada began allowing transactions in Alipay to
Alipay
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Blissful
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Chinky or Round Face
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sea shell, Oyster
Boy/Male
Tamil
Computer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Computer
Boy/Male
Hindu
Thinker
Girl/Female
Muslim
To compete with pride
Boy/Male
Muslim
Compiler of Hadith
Male
Hebrew
(×—Ö²× ï‹×šÖ°) Hebrew name CHANOWK means "dedicated" or "initiated." In the bible, this is the name of the eldest son of Cain, and a son of Jared the father of Methuselah. Enoch is the Anglicized form.
Male
Hebrew
Variant spelling of Hebrew Chanowk, CHANOCH means "dedicated" or "initiated."
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada
Sun
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Compiler of Hadith
Female
Japanese
(åƒä»£å) Japanese name CHIYOKO means "child of a thousand generations."
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Unattained; Cannot be Competed with
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from East or West Chinnock in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cinioch. The name is of uncertain origin; according to Mills, it may from a derivative of Old English cinu ‘deep valley’, or possibly from an old hill name of Celtic origin.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Sindhi, Telugu
Thinker; Wisher
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Sea Shell
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
To Compete with Pride
Boy/Male
Hindi
To think.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Compiler of the Vedas
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
Boy/Male
Tamil
Chinniah | சீநà¯à®¨à¯€à®ƒÂ
Boy/Male
Hindu
Name of a sage
Girl/Female
Indian
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Daughter; One who Bestows Happiness
Girl/Female
Hindu
Splendor or light or glow
Boy/Male
Indian
Royal court, Tribunal of justice
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
A Delicate Girl
Boy/Male
Tamil
Good teacher
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Honoured
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Somerset and Dorset (now part of Bournemouth), probably named with Old English langet ‘long strip of ground’, ‘long ridge’ + dūn ‘hill’.
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
CHINOOK COMPUTER-PROGRAM
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v. i.
To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing, position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen compete with one another.
n.
One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.
n.
One who computes.
imp. & p. p.
of Compete
v. t.
To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to commute charges for fares.
v. i.
To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.
n.
A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1.
n.
A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.
n.
Compiler.
imp. & p. p.
of Commute
n.
A computer.
n.
One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called Flathead Indians.
v. t.
To compute erroneously.
v. t.
To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.
imp. & p. p.
of Compute
n.
A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States.
n.
A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory.
n.
A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
n.
One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Compute