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Ruby (hardware description language)
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<p>Ruby is a <a href="/facts/Hardware_description_language/g19KvKCu">hardware description language</a> designed by Mary Sheeran [Wikidata] in 1986 intended to facilitate the notation and development of <a href="/facts/Integrated_circuit/fjn6vg7C">integrated circuits</a> via <a href="/facts/Relational_algebra/7tjTFXdf">relational algebra</a> and <a href="/facts/Functional_programming/cdxqPEIM">functional programming</a>. </p><p>It should not be confused with RHDL, a hardware description language based on the 1995 <a href="/facts/Ruby_programming_language/BeYSaPSR">Ruby programming language</a>. </p>