SPADE

SPADE

SPADE is a free software multi-agent system platform developed in the Python programming language and based in the instant messaging XMPP technology. Some of the most notable features of the SPADE platform include support for virtual organizations, presence notification, FIPA compliance and independence of language and platform.

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spade

Noun

  1. A garden tool with a handle and a flat blade for digging. Not to be confused with a shovel which is used for moving earth or other materials.
  2. A playing card marked with the symbol .
    I've got only one spade in my hand.
  3. A black person.
  4. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A hart or stag three years old.
  2. A castrated man or animal.

Verb

  1. To turn over soil with a spade to loosen the ground for planting.
  2. To collect and statistically analyze data, for the purpose of determining the underlying random number generator structure or numeric formula.


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