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Vector Pascal
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a> <i>Vector Pascal</i> is an <a href="/facts/Open-source/7X9rCdz4">open-source</a> <a href="/facts/Compiler/WNfCDFJe">compiler</a> implemented in <a href="/facts/Java_/9ScgFyAL">Java</a> that extends the <a href="/facts/Pascal_/b3yvp8bF">Pascal</a> programming language. It is designed to support efficient expression of algorithms using the SIMD model of computation. It imports into Pascal abstraction mechanisms derived from Iverson's <a href="/facts/APL_/E2sb98gC">APL</a> programming language. In particular it extends all operators to work on vectors of data. The type system is also extended to handle pixels and dimensional analysis. </p>