Fortran
English
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editEtymology
editA variant capitalization of FORTRAN (formally adopted with Fortran 90 in 1991), a blend of formula + translator or formula + translation.
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editFortran
- (computer languages) A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.
- 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334
- He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart.
- 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334