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Algol 
[al-gol, -gawl] Pronunciation Key
[al-gol, -gawl] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a star of the second magnitude in the constellation Perseus: the first known and most famous eclipsing binary star. |
Also called Demon Star.
[Origin: 1350–1400; ME < Ar, equiv. to al the + ghūl ghoul; as trans. of Gk (Ptolemy) gorgónion the head of the Gorgon Medusa, held by Perseus]
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ALGOL
[al-gol, -gawl] Pronunciation Key
[al-gol, -gawl] Pronunciation Key Computers.
| a computer language in which information is expressed in algebraic notation and according to the rules of Boolean algebra. |
[Origin: 1955–60; algo(rithmic) l(anguage)]
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| Al·gol
(āl'gŏl', -gôl') Pronunciation Key
n. A double, eclipsing variable star in the constellation Perseus, almost as bright as Polaris. [Arabic al-ġūl : al-, the + ġūl, ghoul; see ġwl in Semitic roots.] |
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| AL·GOL also Algol
(āl'gŏl', -gôl') Pronunciation Key
n. An algebraic computer language for solving primarily mathematical and scientific problems using algorithms. [alg(orithmic-)o(riented) l(anguage).] |
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Algol
Algol
variable star in the constellation Perseus, 1390, lit. "the Demon," from Arabic al-ghul "the demon." It corresponds, in modern representations, to the gorgon's head Perseus is holding, but it probably was so called for its periodic visible dimming, which sets it apart from other bright stars. The computer language (1959) is a contraction of algo(rithmic) l(anguage) (see algorithm).
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| algol | |
noun | |
| 1. | the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary |
| 2. | (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms |
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Algol
Al"gol\, n. [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr. gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.
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| ALGOL Algorithmic-Oriented Language |
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