formula translator (FORTRAN)
FORTRAN (Formula Translator) is a problem- and user-oriented programming language from the fifties, which is mainly used in technical-scientific data processing, furthermore also in mathematical problem solving in the administrative environment. Fortran is a formalized translation program derived from mathematical formulas. It was developed as early as the 1920s, and the first programs date from the 1950s.
The problem-oriented programming languages are translated into the machine code of the microprocessor via compilers or interpreters.