Definitions

1. proper noun

A programming language used for building concurrent, distributed systems.

“The Erlang language is widely used for developing scalable network servers.”

2. noun

A unit of measurement for radiation exposure, equivalent to one hundredth of a roentgen.

“The doctor ordered the patient to be exposed to 0.5 erlang of radiation for treatment.”

3. adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the Erlang programming language.

“Erlang-based systems are highly concurrent and fault-tolerant.”