Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Amber \Am"ber\, n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp. ['a]mbar, and with
   the Ar. article, al['a]mbar, fr. Ar. 'anbar ambergris.]
   1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal,
      found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite,
      or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish,
      and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a
      basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly
      electric.

Amber \Am"ber\, a.
   1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. ``Amber bracelets.''
      --Shak.

   2. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored.
      ``The amber morn.'' --Tennyson.

Amber \Am"ber\, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. {Ambered} .]
   1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.

   2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.

Source : WordNet®

amber
     n 1: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room";
          "he admired the gold of her hair" [syn: {gold}]
     2: a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin; used
        for jewelry

amber
     adj : a medium to dark brownish yellow color [syn: {brownish-yellow},
            {yellow-brown}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Amber
     
         1. A {functional programming} language which adds
        {CSP}-like {concurrency}, {multiple inheritance} and
        {persistence} to {ML} and generalises its type system.  It is
        similar to {Galileo}.  Programs must be written in two type
        faces, roman and italics!  It has both {static types} and
        {dynamic types}.
     
        There is an implementation for {Macintosh}.
     
        ["Amber", L. Cardelli, TR Bell Labs, 1984].
     
        2.  An {object-oriented} distributed language based on a
        subset of {C++}, developed at {Washington University} in the
        late 1980s.
     
        (1994-12-08)