Usually means: Extensible, customizable text editor software.
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General (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. emacs: Collins English Dictionary
  2. Emacs, emacs, eMacs: Wordnik
  3. Emacs, emacs, eMacs: Wiktionary
  4. Emacs: Dictionary.com
  5. Emacs: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. emacs: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms

Computing (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. Emacs: Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
  2. EMACS: Netlingo
  3. EMACS, Emacs: CCI Computer
  4. BABEL: Computer Oriented Abbreviations and Acronyms (No longer online)
  5. Technopedia (No longer online)
  6. Emacs: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. EMACS: Acronym Finder
  2. AbbreviationZ (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. emacs: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (Emacs)

noun:  (computing) A particular visual or WYSIWYG text editor (first written by Richard Stallman in 1975 but since reimplemented by others in several distinct versions), distinguished by its use of control characters as editing commands, by its lack of distinct "insert" and "edit" modes, and by its featurefulness and extensibility.
noun:  (computing) Any implementation or reimplementation of Emacs.

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