JOSS

n. Chinese idol

This article is on the programming language. See also religion in China and incense, Joss Stone for the British female soul singer, or Joss Whedon for the television writer/producer JOSS (an acronym for JOHNNIAC Open Shop System), was one of the very first interactive, time sharing programming languages.
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Joss may refer to:JOSS, a time-sharing programming languagePeopleJoss Ackland, British actorJoss Stone, British female soul singerJoss Whedon, television writer/producerJoss Supercar, an Australian-built automobileKing Joss (also known as George) of the Duala people of CameroonIn Chinese mythology Joss, a word that has entered English from the Chinese usage of the Portuguese word "deos" for god. It may refer toJoss (god), a Chinese god, cult image, or ancestorJoss house, a local shrineJoss stick, incense burned in ceremonyJoss paper, paper representations of worldly items such as money, burned in ceremony
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Noun
1. a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
(hypernym) idol, graven image, god

n. joss, Chinese idol

(n.)
A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol.