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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
FORTRAN stands for
A
For Translation
B
Format Transformation
C
Fork Transformation
D
Formula Translation
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -FORTRAN, in full Formula Translation, computer programming language created in 1957 by John Backus that shortened the process of programming and made computer programming more accessible.

Detailed explanation-2: -FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation) is a third-generation ( 3GL ) programming language that was designed for use by engineers, mathematicians, and other users and creators of scientific algorithms. It has a very succinct and spartan syntax. Today, the C language has largely displaced FORTRAN.

Detailed explanation-3: -The full form of FORTRAN is the FORmula TRANslation. FORTRAN, created by John Backus in 1957, is the very first high-level programming language.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hi, FORTRAN stands for FORmula TRANslation or Formula Translating System.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Formula Translation. It is a computer programming language that is extensively used in numerical, scientific computing. FORTRAN stands for Formula Translation.

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