singularity

singularity

(1) See technology singularity.

(2) (Singularity) An experimental operating system from Microsoft for the x86 platform written almost entirely in C#, a .NET managed code language. Released in 2007, Singularity is a non-Windows research project.

Like Windows, there is only one address space, but for security and crash protection, it runs each OS or application process in an environment called a "software-isolated process" (SIP). Unlike other OS architectures, SIPs and the interprocess communications between them are analyzed for compliance at compile time. In addition, when a program is installed, it must include a manifest of its actions that comply with certain rules. For more information, visit http://research.microsoft.com/os/singularity.

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singularity [‚siŋ·gyə′lar·əd·ē]

(mathematics)

A point where a function of real or complex variables is not differentiable or analytic. Also known as singular point of a function.

(meteorology)

A characteristic meteorological condition which tends to occur on or near a specific calendar date more frequently than chance would indicate; an example is the January thaw.

(relativity)

A region of space-time where one or more components of the Riemann curvature tensor becomes infinite.