Algol

From Arabic الْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Algol

1. (astronomy) An eclipsing binary star in the constellation of Perseus; Beta (β) Persei. It represents the eye of Medusa, whose head is being held by Perseus.

Algol

1. (computer languages) Alternative letter-case form of ALGOL
   • 1972, Thomas M. Disch, 334

     He was the defiant homesteader, the crusty senior member of a research team who understood Algol and Fortran but couldn't read the secrets of his own heart.

   • 2004, Edward G. Nilges, Build Your Own .NET Language and Compiler, Apress, →ISBN, page 2:

     Algol, on the other hand, introduced the notion of block structure, in which the programmer could group lists of statements, effectively creating one instruction out of a list of instructions.

• Gallo, Gallo-, Golla

From Arabic اَلْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

Algol f

1. Algol, a binary star in the constellation of Perseus

• gallo, gallo-, gallò

Algol f

1. (astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْغُول (al-ḡūl, “the ghoul”).

• IPA^(key): /alˈɡol/ [alˈɣ̞ol]
• Rhymes: -ol
• Syllabification: Al‧gol

Algol f

1. (astronomy) Algol (binary star in the constellation of Perseus)