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1. (n.) Algol
a second-magnitude star in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star.
2. (n.) ALGOL
a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra.
Etymology: (1955–60; algo(rithmic)l(anguage))
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1. (noun) Algol
the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
2. (noun) ALGOL
(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
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1. (noun) ALGOL
a fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness
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