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单词 algol
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Algol1

proper nounˈalɡɒl
Astronomy
  • A variable star in the constellation Perseus, regarded as the prototype of eclipsing binary stars.

Origin

From Arabic al ġūl 'the ghoul'.

ALGOL2

nounˈalɡɒl
mass noun
  • An early high-level computer programming language devised to carry out scientific calculations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He should be remembered for many things but the thing often missed is that he developed the stack model of computation which he employed in his version of Algol 60.
    • ALGOL was used mostly by research computer scientists in the United States and in Europe.
    • With tape recorders being forbidden, and shorthand-writing becoming as rare as Algol coding, it's not easy to analyse the significance of what happened in the courtroom on Wednesday without the transcript.
    • Among his achievements in his career in industry and academia, is the development of the first commercial compiler for the programming language Algol 60.
    • Out of this enthusiasm for string-rewriting grew classical computer languages like Algol - 60.

Origin

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

 
 

Algol1

proper noun
Astronomy
  • A variable star or star system in the constellation Perseus, regarded as the prototype of eclipsing binary stars.

Origin

From Arabic al ġūl ‘the ghoul’.

ALGOL2

noun
  • One of the early high-level computer programming languages that was devised to carry out scientific calculations.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • He should be remembered for many things but the thing often missed is that he developed the stack model of computation which he employed in his version of Algol 60.
    • Among his achievements in his career in industry and academia, is the development of the first commercial compiler for the programming language Algol 60.
    • Out of this enthusiasm for string-rewriting grew classical computer languages like Algol - 60.
    • With tape recorders being forbidden, and shorthand-writing becoming as rare as Algol coding, it's not easy to analyse the significance of what happened in the courtroom on Wednesday without the transcript.
    • ALGOL was used mostly by research computer scientists in the United States and in Europe.

Origin

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

 
 
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