Fortran

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See also: fortran and FORTRAN

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Etymology

A variant capitalization of FORTRAN (formally adopted with Fortran 90 in 1991), a blend of formula +‎ translator or formula +‎ translation.

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔːˌtran/, /ˈfɔːrtræn/
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Fortran

  1. (computer languages) A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.
    • 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334
      He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart.
    • 1997, Jeanne C. Adams, Walter S. Brainerd, Jeanne T. Martin, Brian T. Smith, Jerrold L. Wagener, Fortran 95 Handbook: Complete ISO/ANSI Reference, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 192:
      In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions.

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