Dictionary of Computer and Internet Terms: ALGOL (Algorithmic Language)
ALGOL (Algorithmic Language)
a pair of programming languages that had a strong impact on programming language design. The first, ALGOL 60 (developed by an international committee around 1960), was an immediate ancestor of Pascal and introduced many Pascallike features that have been adopted by numerous other languages, including:
Discontent with the complexity of ALGOL 68 led Niklaus Wirth to design first ALGOLW and then Pascal (see Pascal). which almost completely replacedALGOLin practical use.
