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西沙尔草[龙舌兰的一种]
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sisal
n 1: a plant fiber used for making rope [syn: {sisal hemp}]
2: Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves
yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope [syn: {Agave
sisalana}]
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SISAL
Streams and Iteration in a Single Assignment Language.
A general-purpose {single assignment} {functional programming
language} with {strict} semantics, automatic parallelisation
and efficient {array}s. Outputs a dataflow graph in {IF1}
(Intermediary Form 1). Derived from {VAL}, adds {recursion}
and finite {stream}s. {Pascal}-like syntax. Designed to be a
common high-level language for numerical programs on a variety
of {multiprocessor}s.
Implementations exist for {Cray X-MP}, {Cray Y-MP}, {Cray-2},
{Sequent}, {Encore Alliant}, {dataflow} architectures,
{transputer}s and {systolic array}s.
Defined in 1983 by James McGraw et al, {Manchester
University}, {Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory},
{Colorado State University} and {DEC}. Revised in 1985.
First compiled implementation in 1986. Performance superior
to {C} and competitive with {Fortran}, combined with efficient
and automatic parallelisation.
Not to be confused with {SASL}.
E-mail: John Feo , Rod Oldehoeft
.
David C. Cann has written an {Optimising SISAL Compiler
(ftp://sisal.llnl.gov/pub/sisal)} (OSC) which attempts to make
efficient use of {parallel processors} such as {Crays}.
Latest version: 12.0, SISAL 1.2.
["A Report on the SISAL Language Project", J.T. Feo et al, J
Parallel and Distrib Computing 10(4):349-366 (Dec 1990)].
(2000-07-07)