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APL

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A programming language that uses special symbols and short expressions

noun
/ˌeɪ piː ˈɛl/

Specialized

: APL (lenguaje de programación)

Now, this is just my own personal background, but it's easier to read APL out loud than it is to read C out loud or Java out loud, right?

And all of a sudden this world can open up and you're you're saying MATLAB and APL word like the early.

Examples

The university offers a course that teaches APL, highlighting its strengths in mathematical computations.
Many programmers appreciate using APL for its unique symbols and efficient coding techniques.
Learning APL can significantly improve your data analysis skills due to its concise syntax.

Surface Forms

APL singular

APLs plural

Morphology

APL = A + P + L

This is the name of a programming language formed as an initialism ('A Programming Language'); the letters themselves do not transparently convey the language's characteristics to learners.

Etymology

APL comes from the short name A Programming Language, the label its creator used to show it was a language for writing programs with special symbols. That's why APL is known for very short, symbol-rich code.