/ ˈfɔːtræn; NAmE ˈfɔːrt-/ noun
[ U ] ( computing ) a high-level computer language used especially for doing scientific calculations
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: contraction of formula translation .
/ ˈfɔːtræn; NAmE ˈfɔːrt-/ noun
[ U ] ( computing ) a high-level computer language used especially for doing scientific calculations
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WORD ORIGIN
1950s: contraction of formula translation .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005