algol

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1. (from a combination of ALGOrithmic and Language); a programming language used to express computer programs as algorithms (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	algebraic language,
definition	:	an algorithmic language having statements that resemble algebraic expressions (noun.communication)

2. the second brightest star in Perseus; the first known eclipsing binary (noun.object)

instance hypernym	:	binary, binary star, double star,
definition	:	a system of two stars that revolve around each other under their mutual gravitation (noun.object)

member meronym	:	perseus,
definition	:	a conspicuous constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Auriga and Cassiopeia and crossed by the Milky Way (noun.object)