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- [fawr-tran]
- /ˈfɔr træn/
- /ˈfɔːtræn/
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- [fawr-tran]
- /ˈfɔr træn/
Definitions of fortran word
- noun fortran a high-level programming language used mainly for solving problems in science and engineering. 1
- noun Definition of fortran in Technology (language) (Formula Translation) The first and, for a long time, the most widely used programming language for numerical and scientific applications. The original versions lacked recursive procedures and block structure and had a line-oriented syntax in which certain columns had special significance. There have been a great many versions. The name is often written "FORTRAN", harking back to the days before computers were taught about lower case, but ANSI decreed, in about 1985 via the ANSI FORTRAN Technical Committee TC, that it should be "Fortran". See also: Fortrash. 1
- noun fortran a high-level computer programming language for mathematical and scientific purposes, designed to facilitate and speed up the solving of complex problems 0
- noun fortran a high-level computer language employing algebraic formulas 0
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Origin of fortran
First appearance:
before 1955 One of the 4% newest English words
1955-60; for(mula) tran(slation)
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Parts of speech for Fortran
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fortran popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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