Algol

Definitions

1. An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.
2. Alternative letter-case form of ALGOL.
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3. An influential early high-level programming language designed for solving mathematical and scientific problems.
4. A family of programming languages derived from ALGOL 58.

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“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.”

“Algol, on the other hand, introduced the notion of block⟳ structure⟳, in which the programmer could group lists of statements, effectively creating one instruction out of a list of instructions.”

“Later, ALGOL was used as the basis of JOVIAL, MAD, NELIAC, and ALGO. In 1960, a division occurred based on unresolved disagreements and ALGOL 60 was born.”

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