Algol

n 1: second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing

binary [syn: {Algol}]

2: ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to

express computer programs as algorithms [syn: {ALGOL}]

HALGOL

A simple language from {Hewlett-Packard} for

communicating with devices such as {modem}s and {X.25} {PAD}s.

(1995-04-12)