FORTRAN

Speech parts

1. FORTRAN - Noun

2. FORTRAN - Proper noun

Meaning

a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation

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Examples

You can measure a programmer's perspective by noting his attitude on the continuing vitality of FORTRAN. Alan Perlis

When FORTRAN has been called an infantile disorder, full PL/1, with its growth characteristics of a dangerous tumor, could turn out to be a fatal disease. Edsger W. Dijkstra

A PL/I compiler was two to four times as large as comparable Fortran or COBOL compilers, and also that much slower—fortunately offset by gains in programmer productivity. Source: Internet

An important supplement to Fortran 95 was the ISO technical report TR-15581: Enhanced Data Type Facilities, informally known as the Allocatable TR. Source: Internet

Another factor was pseudo-similarities to COBOL, Fortran, and ALGOL. Source: Internet

Compilers for Fortran and were available. Source: Internet

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