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FORTRAN: see programming language.

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Battle rages on at the FORTRAN front. (the fight to find a FORTRAN standard has dragged on for 12 years) (Computer Weekly)

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Forever Fortran: digital language renewed. (Fortran 90, the latest version, approved as international standard) (Science News)

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