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Rendezvous
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Rendezvous
See Bonjour and TIB/Rendezvous.
rendezvous [′rän·də‚vü]
(aerospace engineering)
The event of two or more objects meeting with zero relative velocity at a preconceived time and place.
The point in space at which such an event takes place, or is to take place.

1.rendezvous - In Ada, the method of synchronising the activity of different tasks.
2.rendezvous - Query language, close to natural English.

["Seven Steps to Rendezvous with the Casual User", E. Codd in Data Base Management, J.W. Klimbie et al eds, N-H 1974, pp.179-199].

Rendezvous 

(1) A meeting agreed upon in advance.

(2) In the navy, an assigned meeting of ships or of units of ships. A rendezvous assignment usually includes the time and the latitude and longitude of the place, as well as approach courses and measures for identifying the ships.



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