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Fortran

Fortran is a programming language. People use it to give instructions to a computer and make it do something. You can write code in Fortran to make the computer do math, move data around, or even build a website. It looks like English, but with funny symbols and numbers. Fortran helps us solve complicated problems faster and make our lives easier.
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