Prograde
prograde
(prō’grād’)
Having a rotational or orbital movement that is the same as most bodies within a celestial system. In our solar system, prograde movement for both rotating and orbiting bodies is in a counterclockwise direction when viewed from a vantage point above the Earth’s north pole. Compare retrograde.
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noun 1. a plan of action to accomplish a specified end: a school lunch program. 2. a plan or schedule of activities, procedures, etc., to be followed. 3. a radio or television performance or production. 4. a list of items, pieces, performers, etc., in a musical, theatrical, or other entertainment. 5. an entertainment with reference […]
- Programable
or programable [proh-gram-uh-buh l, proh-gram-] /ˈproʊ græm ə bəl, proʊˈgræm-/ adjective 1. capable of being programmed. noun 2. an electronic device, as a calculator or telephone, that can be programmed to perform specific tasks. programmable /prəʊˈɡræməbəl/ adjective 1. (esp of a device or operation) capable of being programmed for automatic operation or computer processing
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(PCN) A specification language for parallelism between C and Fortran modules. PCN provides a simple language for specifying concurrent algorithms, interfaces to Fortran and C, a portable toolkit that allows applications to be developed on a workstation or small parallel computer and run unchanged on supercomputers and integrated debugging and performance analysis tools. PCN was […]
- Program counter
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- Program design language
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