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Fortran (short for Formula Translator) is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. It is one of the oldest programming languages, first developed in 1957 and still used today in many scientific, numerical, and engineering applications. Fortran is a compiled language, meaning that it is converted into machine code before being run on a computer. It is designed to be both efficient and powerful for writing scientific programs, and its syntax is designed to be both easy to read and write. It features powerful features such as array processing, dynamic memory allocation, and user-defined data types, as well as an extensive library of built-in mathematical functions. Fortran is used in a wide range of applications, including weather forecasting, nuclear energy research, financial modeling, engineering, and aerospace engineering. It is also used as a teaching tool in many universities and colleges.

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