1. FORTRAN - Noun
2. FORTRAN - Proper noun
a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation
Source: WordNetYou 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