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Meaning of ALGOL

Pronunciation:  'algâl

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
  2. [n]  second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary
 
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 See Also: algebraic language, binary, binary star, double star, Perseus

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Al"gol\, n. [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr.
gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.)
A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus,
remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
 
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Computing Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

ALGOL 60

 
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