IPL Definition/Meaning:
1. Abbreviation for initial program load. The action of loading the operating
software into a "cold" machine.
2. Abbreviation for information processing language.
In the early days of research into artificial intelligence the need for
special-purpose languages capable of manipulating dynamic data structures was
recognized. IPL-I to IPL-V were a series of list-processing languages developed
to meet this need. They have long been obsolete.
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