ALGOL

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A language from the 1950s used to write step-by-step instructions for computers

proper noun
/ˈælɡəl/

Archaic

: ALGOL

Developed in the late 1950s, ALGOL played a crucial role in the evolution of programming languages.

So Nicklaus was having none of that and he came up with his own, as it were, sensible version of Algol called Algol WW for Vieth.

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Examples

The following cards will be in the Algol language.
It's it's part of our duty as to what Algol is going to be.
And in that case you could reprogram it to be Algol with no problem.
And in that case, you could reprogram it to be Algol with no problem.
So the first half of the slide shows how an Algol like language or a basic like language could be constructed to translate if statements into.
ALGOL was widely used in academia for teaching ALGOL during the 1960s.
Many modern programming languages, such as C and Pascal, were influenced by ALGOL.

Synonyms

algorithmic language

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Specialized

1 8.0

A language used to write step-by-step instructions for computer programs

is a specific historical example developed in the late 1950s and influential

Surface Forms

ALGOL main

Morphology

ALGOL = A + L + G + O + L

ALGOL is an acronym formed from initial letters; the letter components do not transparently convey the meaning 'algorithmic language' to learners.

Etymology

ALGOL comes from the words algorithm and language, so it literally means a 'language for algorithms'. A helpful way to remember this is that ALGOL was made to write 'step-by-step' computer instructions, which is why it helped shape many later programming languages.