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Attempto Controlled English

Attempto Controlled English proper noun: a subset of English with restricted syntax and semantics described by a small set of formal rules, suitable for knowledge representation and specification or as a query language.

Proper noun

Attempto Controlled English

  1. A subset of English with restricted syntax and semantics described by a small set of formal rules, suitable for knowledge representation and specification or as a query language.
    Synonyms:
    ACE

Synonyms of Attempto Controlled English

Origin of Attempto Controlled English

From Latin Latin attemptō (“to dare”), a motto associated with the University of Tübingen, Germany, at which Norbert E. Fuchs (who began the language project) had studied.

Questions about Attempto Controlled English

What does Attempto Controlled English mean?
Attempto Controlled English means a subset of English with restricted syntax and semantics described by a small set of formal rules, suitable for knowledge representation and specification or as a query language.
What part of speech is Attempto Controlled English?
Attempto Controlled English is a proper noun.

Words near Attempto Controlled English in the dictionary

  1. attemptest
  2. attempteth
  3. attempting
  4. attemptive
  5. attemptless
  6. Attempto Controlled English
  7. attempts
  8. attenable
  9. Attenborough
  10. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna
  11. Attenborough's pitcher plant

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