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Revision as of 20:19, 1 January 2005 by 24.98.156.211 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Belle was a chess machine built by Ken Thompson out of commodity hardware. Belle gave birth to a lot of current computer chess "tricks" such as endgame tablebases.
Belle is a fictional character in Disney's Beauty and the Beast.
The word belle (a homophone of bell), of French origin, means a beautiful young woman. The word is typically used in the South, were women are sometimes affectionately known as Southern belles.
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