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PROLOG

British  
/ ˈprəʊlɒɡ /

noun

  1. a computer programming language based on mathematical logic

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of PROLOG

C20: from pro ( gramming in ) log ( ic )

Example Sentences

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LeMond unveiled his first two models earlier this year: there’s the high-step frame Prolog and the more accessible Dutch with a step-thru frame.

From The Verge • Apr. 8, 2021

The Prolog, it will be recalled, was Beyond Life.

From Time Magazine Archive

Python, Smalltalk and Prolog are also popular in small but influential communities.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.

The Citizen goes on to inform the Speaker of the Prolog that he is a grocer, and to demand that he "present something notably in honor of the commons of the city."

From Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare by Chertkov, V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich)

Speaker of Prolog: "What do you mean, sir?"

From Tolstoy on Shakespeare A Critical Essay on Shakespeare by Chertkov, V. G. (Vladimir Grigorevich)

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