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ALGOL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("ALGOL" is a kind of...):
algebraic language (an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
binary; binary star; double star (a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation)
Holonyms ("Algol" is a member of...):
Perseus (a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way)
