"Gopher" meaning in English

See Gopher in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From the gopher, mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the Gopher protocol was developed. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gopher
  1. (Internet, historical) An Internet protocol for document search and retrieval. Tags: Internet, historical Derived forms: gopherspace, gopherhole, phlog Translations (an Internet protocol for document search/retrieval): Gopher-protokolla (Finnish), गोफर (gophar) [masculine] (Marathi)
    Sense id: en-Gopher-en-name-g2QlLMgD Categories (other): Internet, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Marathi translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 58 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 61 39 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 74 26

Noun

Forms: Gophers [plural]
Etymology: From the gopher, mascot of the University of Minnesota, where the Gopher protocol was developed. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Gopher (plural Gophers)
  1. (programming) Alternative letter-case form of gopher. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: gopher
    Sense id: en-Gopher-en-noun-RU58tLpO Categories (other): Programming, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences

Inflected forms

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