ALGOL Full Form Name
Full Form of ALGOL:
Algorithmic Language
ALGOL Full Form is Algorithmic
Language. ALGOL is among the topmost level programming
languages designed especially for computer programming. Originally developed in
1950 as ALGOL 58 the language over the year was progressed and improvised in
various versions like ALGOL 60 &ALGOL 68. It was designed to be used as a
universal language by an international committee. It was the most important
language of its time.ALGOL translates programming statements via algebra into
machine code for programmes. ALGOL was the first programming language that gave
detailed attention to formal language design and definition.
ALGOL for the first time block
introduced structure i.e, an ability to create various blocks of statements for
a range of variables and influence of control statements. ALGOL is considered
to be the most important orthogonal programming language, having a smaller
number of primary constructs and set of rules for combining these constructs.
Every construct has a type linked to it.
ALGOL was mostly used by computer
scientists in Europe and United Stated working in the field of research and
development. ALGOL was not accepted commercially due to lack of Standard
input/output facilities and the lack of interest by computer sellers in ALGOL.
The language is used a standard method for over thirty years in textbooks
and various academic books and sources.
There are three types of syntax
in ALGOL 1) a reference syntax 2) a publication syntax, and3) an implementation
syntax. These different syntaxes permitted to use different keyword names and
conventions for different languages. Most of the modern computer programming
languages are inspired by ALGOL.