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Ravenscar
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English
Etymology
Recorded as Rauenesere 1312, from en non hrafn + non sker, so Peak must have been a later renaming.
The computing term was derived from the name of the village, the location of the 8th International Real-Time Ada Workshop (IRTAW 8).
Proper noun
en coastal village par/Staintondale co/North Yorkshire cc/England previously in dist/Scarborough, renamed from Peak in the early 20th century OS grid ref NZ9801.
en computing en Reliable Ada Verifiable Executive Needed for Scheduling Critical Applications in Real Time.