A-0
\ˈe͡ɪ zˈi͡əɹə͡ʊ], \ˈeɪ zˈiəɹəʊ], \ˈeɪ z_ˈiə_ɹ_əʊ]\
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(Or A0) A language for the UNIVAC I or II, usingthree-address code instructions for solving mathematicalproblems. A-0 was the first language for which a compilerwas developed. It was produced by Grace Hopper's team atRemington Rand in 1952. Later internal versions were A-1,A-2, A-3, AT-3. AT-3 was released as MATH-MATIC.["The A-2 Compiler System", Rem Rand, 1955].[Sammet 1969, p. 12].
By Denis Howe
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).