Definitions for FORTRANˈfɔr træn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

FORTRANˈfɔr træn(n.)

  1. a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.

    Category: Computers

Origin of FORTRAN:

1956; for(mula)tran(slator)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. FORTRAN(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. FORTRAN(ProperNoun)

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

  2. Fortran(ProperNoun)

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

  3. Origin: The name is a portmanteau of Formula Translator/Translation


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