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ALGOL

Pronunciation: /ˈalgɒl/

Definition of ALGOL

noun

[mass noun]
  • an early high-level computer programming language devised to carry out scientific calculations.

Origin:

1950s: from algo(rithmic) + the initial letter of language

ALGOL in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of ALGOL in the US English dictionary