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Record 1 2002-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Programming Languages
DEF

An acronym for StriNg Oriented SymBOlic Language. SNOBOL was originally developed by Bell Laboratories in the early 1960s for string manipulation. It is used for such string-oriented applications as the translation of natural (spoken) languages, such as French to English.

Key term(s)
  • String Oriented Symbolic Language

French

Domaine(s)
  • Langages de programmation
DEF

Nom d'un langage de programmation adapté au traitement de chaînes de caractères.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Lenguaje de programación
DEF

Lenguaje de programación diseñado para el procesamiento avanzado de las secuencias y la comparación de las configuraciones.

OBS

Algunos de sus ejemplos los vemos en la inteligencia artificial, la construcción de compiladores y la preparación de textos. Fue desarrollado por los Laboratorios Bell.

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