PROLOG

/ ˈprəʊlɒɡ /

noun

1. a computer programming language based on mathematical logic

Word History and Origins

Origin of PROLOG¹

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

Example Sentences

The former president has a lot running on a strong GOP showing in the midterm elections, which, if past is prolog, he will claim he deserves the lion’s share of the credit.

From Washington Times

It is used in the prolog to set up the musical.

From Seattle Times

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

The CIA described him as a “well-known sadist”, but helped him emigrate to the US, where it set him up as the head of the non-profit Prolog Research Corporation, which produced, published, and distributed anti-Soviet literature in Ukraine.

From The Guardian

She worked briefly for Prolog Research Corp, a CIA-funded operation staffed by a small group of Ukrainian emigres, before joining the National Endowment for Democracy.

From Washington Post