"Prolog" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: French Prolog, abbreviation of Programmation en Logique. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Prolog}} French Prolog Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Prolog
  1. (programming) A programming language developed in the 1970s for artificial intelligence and logic programming. Categories (topical): Computer languages, Programming

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