"FRACTRAN" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Apparently from fraction and FORTRAN. Head templates: {{en-prop}} FRACTRAN
  1. A Turing-complete esoteric programming language based on the processing of fractions. Synonyms: Fractran
    Sense id: en-FRACTRAN-en-name-p89izzdT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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