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Definition of Fortran noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Fortran

noun

/ˈfɔːtræn/

/ˈfɔːrtræn/

[uncountable] (computing)

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a high-level computer language used especially for doing scientific calculationsTopics Computersc2
Word Origin1950s: contraction of formula translation.

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