(Contraction of Norman + Mycroft) A company producing C compilers, set up by Arthur Norman and Alan Mycroft.Now "sort of" called Codemist.The original Norcroft compiler was written by Alan and Arthur to provide a platform for teaching languages and compilers on the Cambridge Universitymainframe.They then went on to develop versions for the transputer, ARM and others.[What is the relationship between NorCroft and Codemist?](1994-10-25)