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Algol

al·gol

UK/ˈælɡɒl/ US/-ɡɔːl/ uncommon

noun

1.

second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary

2.

ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms

Origin

Devised as an acronym of algorithmic language.

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