имя существительное 1) дворец, резиденция короля или иного высокопоставленного лица Например: royal palace — королевский дворец 2) дворец, грандиозное здание Например: to turn a barn into a palace — превратить сарай в роскошный особняк An old movie palace is being restored. — Старое здание кинотеатра реставрируется. 3) королевская семья; правящая верхушка королевств (обычно о Великобритании)
I. noun Etymology: Middle English palais, from Anglo-French, from Latin palatium, from Palatium, the Palatine Hill in Rome where the emperors' residences were built 1. a. the official residence of a chief of state (as a monarch or a president) b. chiefly British the official residence of an archbishop or bishop 2. a. a large stately house b. a large public building c. a highly decorated place for public amusement or refreshment Example: a movie palace II. adjective 1. of or relating to a palace 2. of, relating to, or involving the intimates of a chief executive Example: a palace revolution Example: palace politics 3. luxurious, deluxe
A proprietary multi-user virtual reality-like talk system. The Palace is distinguished from most other VR-like systems in that it is only two-dimensional rather than three; rooms, avatars, and "props" are made up of relatively small 2D bitmap images. Palace is a crude hack, or lightweight, depending on your point of view.