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 "id": "fortran",
 "name": "FORTRAN",
 "category": "other",
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   "f95",
   "f03"
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   "fmt/879"
  ]
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 "status": "unknown",
 "summary": "Fortran (formerly FORTRAN, derived from \"Formula Translation\") is a programming language suited to numeric and scientific computing. Fortran was originally developed by IBM in the 1950s for use in the scientific and engineering sectors.",
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   "kind": "wiki"
  },
  {
   "name": "PRONOM fmt/879",
   "url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/PRONOM/fmt/879",
   "kind": "format-doc"
  }
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 "provenance": {
  "sources": [
   "ffw",
   "pronom"
  ]
 },
 "updated": "2026-10-24",
 "aliases": [],
 "structure": [],
 "parsers": [],
 "tools": [],
 "conversions": [],
 "samples": [],
 "claims": [],
 "verification": []
}