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sequent

  ('kwənt) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Following in order or time; subsequent.
  2. Following as a result; consequent.
n.

A result; a consequence.

[Latin sequēns, sequent-, present participle of sequī, to follow. See sequence.]


 
 

(Sequent Computer Systems, Inc., Beaverton, OR, www.sequent.com. A computer company founded in 1983 by 17 ex-employees of Intel that specialized in multiprocessing systems for the client/server environment. Sequent pioneered adapting SMP to Unix and was a leader in the high-end Unix market.

Sequent's SMP machines were all Intel based and were scalable up to 30 Pentium processors. Its Symmetry series ran the Unix-based DYNIX/ptx operating system, and the WinServer series ran Windows NT. Its NUMA-Q 2000 line, introduced in 1996, scaled up to 252 processors. In 1999, Sequent was acquired by IBM; by 2005, the Numa-Q servers and Symmetry line were on a migration path to IBM's pSeries, xSeries and TotalStorage offerings.



 
Thesaurus: sequent

adjective

    Following one after another in an orderly pattern: consecutive, sequential, serial, subsequent, successional, successive. See precede/follow, time.

noun

    Something brought about by a cause: aftermath, consequence, corollary, effect, end product, event, fruit, harvest, issue, outcome, precipitate, ramification, result, resultant, sequel, sequence, upshot. See cause/effect.

 
WordNet: sequent
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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: in regular succession without gaps
  Synonyms: consecutive, sequential, serial, successive

Meaning #2: following as an effect or result
  Synonyms: consequent, ensuant, resultant, resulting


 
 

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