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Fortran

//ˈfɔː.tɹæn// name

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of Fortran, particularly its early forms. alt-of

    "The brothers wrote the machine’s application software in FORTRAN, a programming language that is “a dinosaur from the late fifties,” Gregory said, adding, “There is always new life in this dinosaur.”"

  2. 2
    A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.

    "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."

Noun
  1. 1
    a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation wordnet

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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