prolog

IPA: proʊɫˈɑg

Root Word: Prolog

(programming) A programming language developed in the 1970s for artificial intelligence and logic programming.
A speech or section used as an introduction, especially to a play or novel.
(computing) A component of a computer program that prepares the computer to execute a routine.

Examples of "prolog" in Sentences

First: users are allowed to specify a "prolog" file.
In other words, the kind of prolog no one actually reads.
Some AI languages such as prolog are designed for just such a purpose.
I imagine Jeanne best in the prolog to Starseed-bowing to the universe, then waving.
If the past is prolog the reader devices will fail long before the method of storage. 8 track, Beta anyone?
A somewhat unnecessary prolog and epilog has now been tacked on, but not tackily, smoothly enough that it didn't ruin the story.
It is briefly discussed in an article here, but the link to the paper with the prolog source code is broken, so we provide it here.
My original plan with the rewrite was to convert the first chapter into what could be considered a prolog and then backtrack chronologically to detail the events leading up to that moment.