Purple Book

( n.)

   1.  The  System  V  Interface  Definition.  The  covers  of the first
   editions were an amazingly nauseating shade of off-lavender.

   2.  Syn.  {Wizard  Book}.  Donald  Lewine's  POSIX Programmer's Guide
   (O'Reilly, 1991, ISBN 0-937175-73-0). See also {book titles}.

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