APL Last modified: Monday, September 20, 2004
Short for A Programming Language,a programming language noted for its ability to generate matrixes -- data elements presented in rows and columns -- and its brevity. The language shortens programs by including loops, or repeated functions, within its fundamental instructions. Created in the early 1960s by Ken Inverson, the language once used only a non-standard character set, including some Greek, but now can be expressed with ISO standardized characters. The language is used on both small computers and mainframes.
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about APL . Also check out the following links! Jim Weigang's APL Information  Description of APL, along with links to resources for APL novices, information from the comp.lang.apl newsgroup, articles and programs, and other APL related sites. ACM SIGAPL Home page for the Special Interest Group on the APL and J languages. Contains membership and conference information, publications, and a good overview of APL. APL Online Resources Guide List of resources which contain APL and J related materials. This page is hosted by the Special Interest Group on the APL and J languages.	Programming Languages C C# C++ Give Us Your Feedback Shopping APL Products Compare Products,Prices and Stores Shop by Category: Nutrition 0 Store Offers Lighting 209 Store Offers USB and Firewire Hubs 6 Model Matches Software 2 Store Offers Cables and Connectors 6 Model Matches