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Plankalkul
The name stands for plan calculus. -
Math-matic
The name refers to the program being used for algebra. -
Lisp
The name doesn't stand for anything. -
Fortran
Name is a mix of the words formula and translation. -
COBOL
Stands for Common Business-Oriented Language. -
RPG
The name stands for Report Program Generator. -
BASIC
Stands for Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. -
LOGO
The name doesn't stand for anything. -
B
B might come from BCPL or from the programming language Bon that the creator of B developed before. -
PASCAL
The name doesn't stand for anything. -
C
Name might come from CPL or BCPL. -
ML
The name stands for Meta Language. -
SQL
Short for SEQUEL which stands for Structured English Query Language. -
C++
Name comes from it being an extension of the C programming language. -
ADA
It's called ADA because it was created by Augusta Ada King. -
Python
The name doesn't stand for anything. -
Visual Basic
The name doesn't stand for anything. -
PHP
Stands for hypertext preprocessor. -
Delphi
The successor to Turbo Pascal by Borland. -
Java
The letters aren't an acronym for anything, but java does mean coffee in North American. -
Javascript
The name doesn't mean anything.