abbreviation Technical meaning of ESPOL Executive Systems Programming Oriented Language 3
noun Definition of espol in Technology (language) An ALGOL superset with high level instructions for low level actions, e.g. interrupting another processor on a multiprocessor system. Its single pass compiler was very fast: over 250 lines/s on a 10MHz processor. ESPOL was used to write the MCP (Master Control Program) on the Burroughs 6700. It was superseded by NEWP. 1
