What did "APL" stand for in Iverson's context?
Approximate Programming Language
Applied Physics Legislation
A Partial Logarithm
A Programming Language
Answer
APL, short for _A Programming Language_, was developed in the 1960s by Kenneth E. Iverson. It aims to provide a concise notation for expressing mathematical operations, particularly those involving matrices and vectors. APL's uniqueness lies in its use of a special character set and a rich library of primitive functions, enabling users to write dense and elegant code.
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