computer programming language that was developed in the 1960s and is usually used to generate matrixed data (based on loop instructions, used in mainframes and smaller computers)
A programming language A general-purpose language for diverse applications such as commercial data processing, system design, mathematical and scientific computation, database applications, and the teaching of mathematics and other subjects
A Programming Language The first multidimensional computer language, and the title of a book by Ken Iverson, published in 1962 APL is still in limited use, particularly in older forecasting and planning applications, but is rarely used for new systems
An acronym for "A Programming Language " This is a high-level programming language developed to express complex mathematical expressions in compact formats and used for scientific purposes