Definizione monolingua

bible

bible (plural bibles)

1. A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).
   • 1995, Gary Wolf, ""The Curse of Xanadu"", Wired Magazine

     Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. Its tone - energetic, optimistic, inexhaustible, confused - matched theirs exactly. Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insiders bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.

2. (nautical) A holystone.

Definizione dizionario bible

bibbia

Altri significati:

A book regarded as authoritative in its field.

A compartment of the stomach in ruminants.

(nautical) A holystone.

comprehensive manual

A comprehensive manual that describes something. (e.g., handyman’s bible).