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FORTRAN

FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) is a third-generation ( 3GL ) programming language that was designed for use by engineers, mathematicians, and other users and creators of scientific algorithms. It has a very succinct and spartan syntax. Today, the C language has largely displaced FORTRAN.

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Last updated on: Feb 26, 2008

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