"Forth" meaning in English

See Forth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the Forth [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the Forth
  1. A river in Scotland that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea. Categories (topical): Computer languages Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Rivers in Scotland
    Sense id: en-Forth-en-name-qZJ4yvgt Disambiguation of Computer languages: 18 20 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 29 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 33 33 14
  2. A sea area that covers the Firth of Forth Categories (topical): Computer languages Derived forms: Firth of Forth
    Sense id: en-Forth-en-name-riWifsQV Disambiguation of Computer languages: 18 20 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 29 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 33 33 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Forth
  1. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9453). Categories (topical): Computer languages Categories (place): Places in Scotland, Places in South Lanarkshire, Scotland, Villages in Scotland, Villages in South Lanarkshire, Scotland
    Sense id: en-Forth-en-name-M~Ey~P-R Disambiguation of Computer languages: 18 20 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 29 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 33 33 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Etymology: From fourth, for "fourth-generation programming language"; the u was dropped because the IBM 1130 operating system limited filenames to five characters. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Forth
  1. An imperative, stack-based high-level concatenative programming language, used mostly in control applications. Categories (topical): Computer languages
    Sense id: en-Forth-en-name-fjUpsZgO Disambiguation of Computer languages: 18 20 29 33 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 34 29 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 20 31 34 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 33 33 14
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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