ALGOL


Meaning of ALGOL in English

(also ALGOL ) / ˈælgɒl; NAmE -gɔːl; -gɑːl/ noun

[ U ] an early computer language used for scientific calculations

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WORD ORIGIN

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

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.