algol

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1. algol - Noun

2. Algol - Proper noun

Meaning

A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.

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1960: IFIP – The Algol 60 language and report included several mathematical symbols which are available on modern computers and operating systems, but, unfortunately, were not supported on most computing systems at the time. Source: Internet

ALGOL 60 did however become the standard for the publication of algorithms and had a profound effect on future language development. Source: Internet

Algol 68 is substantially different from Algol 60 and was not well received, so that in general "Algol" means Algol 60 and dialects thereof. Source: Internet

After the medium was loaded, the starting address was set via switches and the execute button pressed. citation In 1961, the Burroughs B5000 was built specifically to be programmed in the ALGOL 60 language. Source: Internet

And Bernie Galler remembers: :By the time we designed the language that we thought would be worth doing and for which we could do a compiler, we couldn't call it Algol any more; it really was different. Source: Internet

Algol is located about 92.8 light years from the Sun, but about 7.3 million years ago it passed within 9.8 light years of the Solar System citation and its apparent magnitude was about −2.5, which is considerably brighter than the star Sirius is today. Source: Internet

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