Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Argus \Ar"gus\, n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]
   1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a
      hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes
      were transplanted to the peacock's tail.

   2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.

   3. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common
      species ({A. giganteus}) is remarkable for the great
      length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the
      male. The species {A. Grayi} inhabits Borneo.

Source : WordNet®

Argus
     n 1: (Greek mythology) a giant with 100 eyes; was guardian of the
          heifer Io and was slain by Hermes
     2: large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant [syn: {argus
        pheasant}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Argus
     
         A successor to {CLU}, from LCS at {MIT}.  Argus
        supports {distributed programming} through {guardians} (like
        {monitors}, but can be created dynamically) and {atomic
        actions} (indivisible activity).  It also has {cobegin} and
        coend.
     
        ["Argus Reference Manual", B. Liskov et al., TR-400, MIT/LCS,
        1987].
     
        ["Guardians and Actions: Linguistic Support for Robust,
        Distributed Programs", B. Liskov  et al,
        TOPLAS 5(3):381-404 (1983)].
     
        (1995-12-28)