Associations to the word «Algol»

Wiktionary

ALGOL, proper noun. (star) An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.
ALGOL, proper noun. (computing) A high-level programming language mostly used for solving mathematical and scientific problems.

Dictionary definition

ALGOL, noun. The second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary.
ALGOL, noun. (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley