JOVIAL Definition/Meaning:
Acronym for Jules' own version of international algorithmic language. A
programming language designed by Jules Schwarz of System Development Corporation
for military command-and-control systems. It was based on the international
algorithmic language (IAL), otherwise known as Algol 58, suitably extended for
its purpose. JOVIAL was implemented on a number of military computers, and is
still in use for military projects in the US.
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