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PASCAL Definition


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PASCAL
noun
    1. computing.
      A high-level computer programming language, designed in the 1960s and still widely used for general programming purposes.
Etymology: 1960s: named after Blaise Pascal (1623‐62), French philosopher and scientist, because he devised and built a calculating machine.




pascal
noun
    1. In the SI system: a unit of pressure, equal to a force of one newton per square metre.
Etymology: 1950s: named after Blaise Pascal (see PASCAL).



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