4 definitions found From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Algol noun 1: second brightest star in Perseus; first known eclipsing binary 2: ALGOrithmic Language; a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]: Algol \Al"gol\, noun [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr. gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.) A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus, remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness. From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]: ALGOL {ALGOL 60} From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]: ALGOL ALGOrithmic Language

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