Word Study
algol
CIDE DICTIONARY
algol, n. [Ar. al-gh destruction, calamity, fr. ghāla to take suddenly, destroy.].
A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
algol, n. a high-level computer programming language.
Etymology
ALGORITHMIC (see ALGORITHM) + LANGUAGE
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