FORTRAN
[ fawr-tran ]
/ ˈfɔr træn /
noun Computers.
a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.
Origin of FORTRAN
1955–60;
for(mula)
tran(slation)
Example sentences from the Web for fortran
Enlargement of Fortran compilers for data-acquisition use to include statements designed to handle interrupts is desirable.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.This is true even in places such as Yale, where the design emphasizes a maximum use of Fortran.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.For this purpose, a considerable number of additional statements have been added to the Fortran language.
On-Line Data-Acquisition Systems in Nuclear Physics, 1969 |H. W. Fulbright et al.
British Dictionary definitions for fortran
FORTRAN
Fortran
/ (ˈfɔːtræn) /
noun
a high-level computer programming language for mathematical and scientific purposes, designed to facilitate and speed up the solving of complex problems
Word Origin for FORTRAN
C20: from
for (
mula)
tran (
slation)