English
     adj : of or relating to or characteristic of England or its
           culture; "English history"; "the English landed
           aristocracy"; "English literature"
     n 1: an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic
          branch; the official language of Britain and the United
          States and most of the Commonwealth countries [syn: {English
          language}]
     2: the people of England [syn: {English people}, {the English}]
     3: the discipline that studies the English language and
        literature
     4: (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side
        or releasing it with a sharp twist [syn: {side}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0

English 1. n. obs. The source code for a program, which may be in any
   language, as opposed to the linkable or executable binary produced from
   it by a compiler. The idea behind the term is that to a real hacker, a
   program written in his favorite programming language is at least as
   readable as English. Usage: mostly by old-time hackers, though
   recognizable in context. Today the preferred shorthand is simply
   {source}. 2. The official name of the database language used by the old
   Pick Operating System, actually a sort of crufty, brain-damaged SQL with
   delusions of grandeur. The name permitted {marketroid}s to say "Yes, and
   you can program our computers in English!" to ignorant {suit}s without
   quite running afoul of the truth-in-advertising laws.


Source: The Jargon File