:rainbow series: n. Any of several series of technical manuals
distinguished by cover color. The original rainbow series was the
NCSC security manuals (see {Orange Book}, {crayola books});
the term has also been commonly applied to the PostScript reference
set (see {Red Book}, {Green Book}, {Blue Book}, {White
Book}). Which books are meant by "`the' rainbow series"
unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical culture.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
distinguished by cover color. The original rainbow series was the
NCSC security manuals (see {Orange Book}, {crayola books});
the term has also been commonly applied to the PostScript reference
set (see {Red Book}, {Green Book}, {Blue Book}, {White
Book}). Which books are meant by "`the' rainbow series"
unqualified is thus dependent on one's local technical culture.
-- The AI Hackers Dictionary
Related:
- ainbow series n.
Any of several series of technical
manuals distinguished by cover color.
The original rainbow series was the NCSC security manuals (see Orange Book, crayola boo reference set (see Red Book, Green Book, White Book).... - crayola books: n. The {rainbow series} of National Computer
Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards (see {Orange
Book}).
Usage: humorous and/or disparaging. -- The AI Hackers Dictionary... - crayola books n.
The rainbow series of National
Computer Security Center (NCSC) computer security standards (see
Orange Book).
Usage: humorous and/or disparaging.... - book titles:: There is a tradition in hackerdom of informally
tagging important textbooks and standards documents with the
dominant color of their covers or with some other conspicuous
feature of the cover.
Many of these are described in this lexicon under their own entries.... - White Book: n. 1. Syn. {K&R}. 2. Adobe's fourth book in the
PostScript series, describing the previously-secret format of Type
1 fo
Adobe Type 1 Font Format, version 1.1", (Addison-Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-57044-0).... - White Book n.
1. Syn. K&R. 2. Adobe's fourth book in
the PostScript series, describing the previously-secret format of
Type 1 fo
Adobe Type 1 Font Format, version 1.1", (Addison-Wesley, 1990, ISBN 0-201-57044-0).... - Red Book: n. 1. Informal name for one of the three standard
references on {{PostScript}} ("PostScript Language Reference
Manual", Adobe Systems (Addison-Wesley, 1985
QA76.73.P67P67; ISBN 0-201-10174-2, or the 1990 second edition ISBN 0-201-18127-4)... - Green Book: n. 1. One of the three standard {{PostScript}}
reference
PostScript Language Program Design", bylined `Adobe Systems' (Addison-Wesley, 1988... - Red Book n.
1. Informal name for one of the four
standard references on PostScript ("PostScript Language
Reference Manual", Adobe Systems (Addison-Wesley, 1985
QA76.73.P67P67; ISBN 0-201-10174-2, or the 1990 second edition ISBN 0-201-18127-4)...
