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proper nounˈalɡɒl Astronomy A variable star in the constellation Perseus, regarded as the prototype of eclipsing binary stars.
OriginFrom Arabic al ġūl 'the ghoul'. nounˈalɡɒl mass nounAn early high-level computer programming language devised to carry out scientific calculations. Example sentencesExamples - He should be remembered for many things but the thing often missed is that he developed the stack model of computation which he employed in his version of Algol 60.
- ALGOL was used mostly by research computer scientists in the United States and in Europe.
- With tape recorders being forbidden, and shorthand-writing becoming as rare as Algol coding, it's not easy to analyse the significance of what happened in the courtroom on Wednesday without the transcript.
- Among his achievements in his career in industry and academia, is the development of the first commercial compiler for the programming language Algol 60.
- Out of this enthusiasm for string-rewriting grew classical computer languages like Algol - 60.
Origin1950s: from algo(rithmic) + the initial letter of language. proper noun Astronomy A variable star or star system in the constellation Perseus, regarded as the prototype of eclipsing binary stars.
OriginFrom Arabic al ġūl ‘the ghoul’. noun One of the early high-level computer programming languages that was devised to carry out scientific calculations. Example sentencesExamples - He should be remembered for many things but the thing often missed is that he developed the stack model of computation which he employed in his version of Algol 60.
- Among his achievements in his career in industry and academia, is the development of the first commercial compiler for the programming language Algol 60.
- Out of this enthusiasm for string-rewriting grew classical computer languages like Algol - 60.
- With tape recorders being forbidden, and shorthand-writing becoming as rare as Algol coding, it's not easy to analyse the significance of what happened in the courtroom on Wednesday without the transcript.
- ALGOL was used mostly by research computer scientists in the United States and in Europe.
Origin1950s: from algo(rithmic) + the initial letter of language. |