Polyglot
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Polyglot may refer to:
- Polyglot (person)Polyglot (person)A polyglot is someone with a high degree of proficiency in several languages. A bilingual person can speak two languages fluently, whereas a trilingual three; above that the term multilingual may be used.-Hyperpolyglot:...
, someone who uses many languages - Polyglot (book)Polyglot (book)A polyglot is a book that contains side-by-side versions of the same text in several different languages. Some editions of the Bible or its parts are polyglots, in which the Hebrew and Greek originals are exhibited along with historical translations...
, a book that contains the same text in more than one language - Polyglot (computing)Polyglot (computing)In computing, a polyglot is a computer program or script written in a valid form of multiple programming languages, which performs the same operations or output independent of the programming language used to compile or interpret it....
, a computer program that is valid in more than one programming language - Polyglot (webzine)Polyglot (webzine)Polyglot is a biweekly online newsletter about the game hobby industry. It contains official press releases put out by roleplaying game, board game, miniatures, card game, LARP, comic book, and computer game companies. It is published for free as a downloadable PDF...
, a biweekly game industry webzine published by Polymancer Studios - Polyglot (chess), a proxy chess engine that translates from the Universal Chess InterfaceUniversal Chess InterfaceThe Universal Chess Interface is an open communication protocol that enables a chess program's engine to communicate with its user interface....
to the XBoardXBoardXBoard and WinBoard are free graphical user interface clients. Originally developed by Tim Mann, these programs are compatible with various chess engines that support the Chess Engine Communication Protocol such as GNU Chess...
/WinBoard Protocol - Mixed languageMixed languageA mixed language is a language that arises through the fusion of two source languages, normally in situations of thorough bilingualism, so that it is not possible to classify the resulting language as belonging to either of the language families that were its source...
, a language that is a combination of other languages - PidginPidginA pidgin , or pidgin language, is a simplified language that develops as a means of communication between two or more groups that do not have a language in common. It is most commonly employed in situations such as trade, or where both groups speak languages different from the language of the...
, a language that develops between groups who do not share a common language