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Definition: go


(1) (Go) An open source object-oriented programming language from Google. Styled after C/C++, Go was developed in 2007 to solve Google's own problems orchestrating huge datacenters. Often referred to as "Golang," Go was released to the public in 2012. See Geth.

(2) An on-screen button that is clicked in order to activate a function such as search.

(3) Amazon's automated grocery store. See Amazon Go.

(4) A command used on a BBS or online service to switch the user to a particular forum or section. For example, typing go mac would switch you to a section specializing in Mac computers. Like any command language, one has to know the words to enter. See BBS.