Prolog
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pro·logue
also pro·log (prō′lôg′, -lŏg′)n.
1. An introduction or preface, especially a poem recited to introduce a play.
2. An introduction or introductory chapter, as to a novel.
3. An introductory act, event, or period.
[Middle English prolog, from Old French prologue, from Latin prologus, from Greek prologos : pro-, before; see pro-2 + logos, speech; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
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PROLOG
(ˈprəʊlɒɡ) orProlog
n
(Computer Science) a computer programming language based on mathematical logic
[C20: from pro(gramming in) log(ic)]
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prolog
Past participle: prologed
Gerund: prologing
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Noun | 1. | Prolog - a computer language designed in Europe to support natural language processing programing language, programming language - (computer science) a language designed for programming computers |
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