fortran

IPA: fˈɔrtræn

Root Word: Fortran

(computer languages) A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.
Alternative letter-case form of Fortran, particularly its early forms. [(computer languages) A high-level programming language first developed in the 1950s for scientific, engineering, and numerical computation.]

Examples of "fortran" in Sentences

The last job that I actually used fortran was about 1987.
Web search engines are your friend, do a search on: implicit fortran
I had forgotten that the 1994 USHCN edition at CDIAC has some fortran programs.
However a more basic question should be asked — Why are you still using fortran?
Buckland: However a more basic question should be asked — Why are you still using fortran?
Several are in the public domain and are available on-line they are almost always written in fortran.
They are not really as big as the bloated fortran would have you believe, but they are, in places, subtle.
I do numerical models (written in fortran) for atmospheric chemistry, and I certainly do use “tricks” in my research (and in my code).