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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Grace Hopper | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
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Grace Hopper (1906-12-09 to 1992-01-01), née Grace Brewster Murray. Hopper is believed to have concieved the concept of the {compiler} with the {A-0} in 1952. She also developed the first commercial {high-level language}, which eventually evolved into {COBOL}. She worked on the {Mark I} computer with Howard Aiken and with {BINAC} in 1949. She is credited with having coined the term "debug", and the adage "it is always easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission" (with various wordings), which has been the guiding principle in {sysadmin} decisions ever since. See also the entries {debug} and {bug}. Hopper is buried at Arlington National Cemetery. In 1994, the US Navy named a new ship, the guided-missile destroyer {USS Hopper (http://www.hopper.navy.mil/)}, after her. (1999-06-29) | |
