Fortran

fortran FORTRAN English Alternative forms en FORTRAN Etymology A variant capitalization of en FORTRAN (formally adopted with Fortran 90 in 1991), a en formula translator 1 or en formula translation 1. Pronunciation en /ˈfɔː.tɹæn/ RP en /ˈfɔɹ.tɹæn/ GA en en-ca-fortran.ogg CA en ɔː(ɹ)tɹæn 2 en 4tran Proper noun en programming language A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering and numerical computation. 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334 He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart. en 1997 Jeanne C. Adams; Walter S. Brainerd; Jeanne T. Martin; Brian T. Smith; Jerrold L. Wagener Fortran 95 Handbook: Complete ISO/ANSI Reference MIT Press 9780262510967 192 https://books.google.com/books?id=AUx7vKIiuvwC&pg=PA192&dq=%22Fortran%22&hl=&cd=6&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Fortran%22&f=false In addition to the Fortran operators that are intrinsic (built in), there may be user-defined operators in expressions. Derived terms en Fortranlike Ratfor Translations Computer language French: fr fortran Polish: pl Fortran m Portuguese: pt Fortran m See also en ALGOL en terms with optional capitalization en Computer languages