Scratchpad i
language
A general-purpose language originally for interactive symbolic mathematics by Richard Jenks, Barry Trager, Stephen M. Watt and Robert S. Sutor of IBM Research, ca 1971. It features abstract parametrised data types, multiple inheritance and polymorphism. There were implementations for VM/CMS and AIX.
[“Scratchpad User’s Manual”, RA 70, IBM (June 1975)].
(1994-12-15)
Read Also:
- Scratchpad ii
See Scratchpad I, AXIOM. [“Scratchpad II Programming Language Manual”, R.D. Jenks et al, IBM, 1985]. [Scratchpad II Newsletter: Computer Algebra Group, TJWRC, Box 218, Yorktown Hts, NY 10598].
- Scratchplate
/ˈskrætʃˌpleɪt/ noun 1. a plastic or metal plate attached to the front of a guitar to protect it from pick scratches
- Scratchproof
[skrach-proof] /ˈskrætʃˌpruf/ adjective 1. resistant to scratches.
- Scratch-sheet
noun 1. a racing publication giving the betting odds and other information on the horses entered at a racetrack or racetracks during a racing day. scratch sheet noun 1. (US & Canadian, informal) another term for a dope sheet scratch sheet
- Scratch-test
noun 1. a test for a suspected allergy in which the skin is scratched and an allergen applied to the area, redness indicating a positive reaction. scratch test noun 1. (med) a skin test to determine allergic sensitivity to various substances by placing the allergen to be tested over an area of lightly scratched skin. […]