pascal

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[ˈpaskl], (Noun)

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- the SI unit of pressure, equal to one newton per square metre (approximately 0.000145 pounds per square inch, or 9.9 × 10? atmospheres)


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Origin:
1950s: named after B. Pascal (see Pascal, Blaise)


[ˈpaskl], (Noun)

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- a high-level structured computer programming language used for teaching and general programming


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Origin:
1970s: named after B. Pascal (see Pascal, Blaise) because he built a calculating machine




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