| 释义 |
Fortran Computers.|ˈfɔːtræn|
Also FORTRAN, fortran.
[f. for(mula tran(slation.]
A high-level programming language used chiefly for scientific and mathematical calculations. Freq. attrib.
1956Computers & Automation Nov. 9/2 More recently, John Backus' group at IBM has prepared FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) for the IBM-704 computer. FORTRAN will translate into computer language a program written very close [sic] the language of the mathematician or scientist. 1957J. W. Backus et al. in Proc. Western Joint Computer Conf. Feb. 188 (heading) The FORTRAN automatic coding system. Ibid., The programmer attended a one-day course on FORTRAN and..then programmed the job in four hours using 47 FORTRAN statements. 1966Listener 15 Dec. 895/2 The technologist can always write his fortran and the literato compose his iambics. 1967Electronics 6 Mar. 140/1 The Norden program features... Fortran language, which permits it to be used on any computer having a Fortran compiler. 1969P. B. Jordain Condensed Computer Encycl. 223 The principal dialects today are FORTRAN II (now obsolescent) and FORTRAN IV. |