Pascal

Pas·cal (pas kal′)

noun

a high-level computer language, written in structured modules
the basic unit of pressure in SI and MKS systems, equal to the pressure of a force of one newton per square meter (0.00001 bar or 0.01 millibar): abbrev. Pa

Etymology: after Blaise Pascal

Pas·cal (pas kal′; Fr pȧs kȧl′)

Pascal, Blaise (blez) 1623-62; Fr. mathematician, physicist, & philosopher

Adjective modifier

free: I don't know of any free Pascals for making Windows programs.

Modifies a noun

program: CORRECTION SUMMARY Manuscript Title: PASCAL programs for indentification of Lie algebras.
second: The units are either the SI units of pascal seconds ( Pa s ) or the poise ( P ).
programmer: Are we destined to become an industry of Unix hackers and PASCAL programmers?
programming: It focuses on modern Fourier transform techniques and their applications, and uses PASCAL programming and the MUPPET utilities.
code: A new optimized PASCAL code, within a C-shell, has been adopted.
conference: It was clear that there were opportunities to share experiences through taking some case studies to the PASCAL conference 2006.

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