Fortran

E59594

compiled language high-level programming language numerical computing language procedural programming language programming language

Fortran is a high-level programming language, particularly strong in numerical and scientific computing, widely used for engineering, physics, and high-performance applications.

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All labels observed (26)

Label	Occurrences
Fortran canonical	95
FORTRAN	43
Fortran 2003	7
Fortran 95	6
Fortran 2008	5
Fortran 90	5
Fortran programming language	5
Fortran 2018	4
Fortran 77	3
FORTRAN II	2
Fortran programming language standard	2
CM Fortran	1
FORTRAN (via ICL toolchain)	1
FORTRAN (via tools on PS/8-based systems)	1
FORTRAN I	1
FORTRAN IV	1
Fortran (core model implementation)	1
Fortran (via Flang and others)	1
Fortran 66	1
Fortran I	1
Fortran II	1
Fortran IV	1
Fortran language design	1
Fortran language semantics	1
ISO/IEC 1539-1 Fortran language core	1
ISO/IEC Fortran language standards series	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T477781 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fortran
Context triple: [GNU Compiler Collection, supportsLanguage, Fortran]

A. Algol 68
Algol 68 is a high-level, structured programming language from the ALGOL family, notable for its orthogonal design and influence on many later languages.
B. ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
C. ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
D. BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
E. ABC programming language
ABC is an early high-level, interactive programming language developed at CWI that emphasized readability and simplicity, and later influenced the design of Python.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Fortran
Target entity description: Fortran is a high-level programming language, particularly strong in numerical and scientific computing, widely used for engineering, physics, and high-performance applications.

A. Algol 68
Algol 68 is a high-level, structured programming language from the ALGOL family, notable for its orthogonal design and influence on many later languages.
B. ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
C. ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
D. BCPL
BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language) is an early, typeless systems programming language developed in the 1960s that significantly influenced the design of the C programming language.
E. ABC programming language
ABC is an early high-level, interactive programming language developed at CWI that emphasized readability and simplicity, and later influenced the design of Python.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	compiled language ⓘ high-level programming language ⓘ numerical computing language ⓘ procedural programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designedFor	engineering computing ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ numerical analysis ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ
developer	IBM ⓘ
domain	computational fluid dynamics ⓘ engineering simulations ⓘ finite element analysis ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ numerical weather prediction ⓘ scientific computing ⓘ
executionModel	compiled to native code ⓘ
fileExtension	.f ⓘ .f03 ⓘ .f08 ⓘ .f18 ⓘ .f90 ⓘ .f95 ⓘ .for ⓘ
hasVersion	Fortran 2003 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 2008 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 2018 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 66 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 77 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 90 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran 95 ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran I ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran II ⓘ linked to: Fortran Fortran IV ⓘ linked to: Fortran
influenced	ALGOL ⓘ BASIC ⓘ Julia ⓘ MATLAB ⓘ PL/I ⓘ
notableFor	efficient array operations ⓘ performance on numerical workloads ⓘ
originalDesigner	John Backus ⓘ
paradigm	generic programming ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ procedural programming ⓘ
standardizedBy	ANSI ⓘ ISO ⓘ linked to: International Organization for Standardization
supports	array programming ⓘ generic procedures ⓘ modules ⓘ operator overloading ⓘ parallel programming ⓘ recursion ⓘ user-defined types ⓘ
typicalImplementation	Intel Fortran Compiler ⓘ NAG Fortran Compiler ⓘ gfortran ⓘ linked to: GNU Compiler Collection
typingDiscipline	static typing ⓘ strong typing ⓘ
yearIntroduced	1957 ⓘ

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Referenced by (192)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU Compiler Collection → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

GNU Debugger → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

HP 9000 Series 200 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

IBM RS/6000 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

subject linked to: IBM RS/6000 systems

AIX → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

BASIC → influencedBy → Fortran ⓘ

GNU toolchain → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran I ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran II ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran IV ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 66 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 77 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 90 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 95 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 2003 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 2008 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Fortran → hasVersion → Fortran 2018 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

OpenMP → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

OpenACC → typicalLanguages → Fortran ⓘ

gprof → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

MinGW → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

LLVM → supportsLanguageFrontend → Fortran (via Flang and others) ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

GDB → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

GNU Autoconf → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

GNU Automake → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

HP-UX → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

R → hasImplementationLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

R → supportsExtension → Fortran ⓘ

ALGOL 58 → influencedBy → Fortran ⓘ

PL/I → influencedBy → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

John Backus → notableWork → Fortran ⓘ

John Backus → developed → Fortran ⓘ

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 22 → standardizes → Fortran programming language ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Domain/OS → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

MVS → supportsLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

CUDA Fortran → basedOn → Fortran ⓘ

CUDA Fortran → compatibleWith → Fortran 90 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

CUDA Fortran → compatibleWith → Fortran 95 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

CUDA Fortran → compatibleWith → Fortran 2003 ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

OS/VS1 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

VMS operating system → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

VMS → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

RSX-11 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → Fortran ⓘ

TOPS-10 → programmingLanguageSupport → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

PDP-8 → programmingLanguageSupport → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

TOPS-20 → programmingLanguageSupport → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

IBM 3090 → supportsProgrammingLanguage → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code → influencedBy → Fortran ⓘ

ALGOL → influencedBy → Fortran ⓘ

Dartmouth BASIC → basedOn → FORTRAN ⓘ

linked to: Fortran

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