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FortranM
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<p>FortranM is a <a href="/facts/Computer_language/n3L56qdP">computer language</a> for modular <a href="/facts/Parallel_programming/nQzcpzQt">parallel programming</a>. Its syntax is based on <a href="/facts/Fortran/m1KqjcMU">Fortran</a> but has additional elements such as channels and ports for communication between processes. </p><p>The language was designed by <a href="/facts/K._Mani_Chandy/RRdCypvB">K. Mani Chandy</a>'s group at <a href="/facts/Caltech/3FPcp7BL">Caltech</a>, along with an <a href="/facts/Argonne_national_labs/EAoR1Rnm">Argonne national labs</a> team. The compiler for the language is freely available from Argonne labs. </p><p>In FortranM processes communicate by sending and receiving messages on channels. Processes and channels can be dynamically created, but programs remain deterministic. </p>