Fortran en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔɹ.tɹæn/ (General-American)
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- /ˈfɔː.tɹæn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
A variant capitalization of FORTRAN (formally adopted with Fortran 90 in 1991), a blend of formula + translator or formula + translation.
Meanings
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A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.
In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions.
1997, Jeanne C. Adams, Walter S. Brainerd, Jeanne T. Martin, Brian T. Smith, Jerrold L. Wagener, Fortran 95 Handbook: Complete ISO/ANSI Reference, MIT Press, →ISBN, page 192: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
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| FORTRAN | alternative | lexicographic |
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pt Fortran (Computer language) · pl Fortran (Computer language) · fr fortran (Computer language)