FORTRAN

[ fawr-tran ]

noun

, Computers.

1. a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering.

FORTRAN

/ ˈfɔːtræn /

noun

1. a high-level computer programming language for mathematical and scientific purposes, designed to facilitate and speed up the solving of complex problems

Word History and Origins

Origin of FORTRAN¹

1955–60; for(mula) tran(slation)

Word History and Origins

Origin of FORTRAN¹

C20: from for ( mula ) tran ( slation )

Example Sentences

Enlargement of Fortran compilers for data-acquisition use to include statements designed to handle interrupts is desirable.

From Project Gutenberg

For this purpose, a considerable number of additional statements have been added to the Fortran language.

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They may be system-supplied or user-written and may be (and usually are) written Fortran.

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This is true even in places such as Yale, where the design emphasizes a maximum use of Fortran.

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