# ALGOL **Domain:** Programming Languages / Computing History **Doc Type:** Language Family **Maturity:** Developed **Related:** [[B5000]], [[Programming Languages]], [[Self-Hosting]], [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] ## Definition ALGOL is a family of influential algorithmic programming languages that established block structure and shaped later language design. ## Bauhaus Architects Context Burroughs systems were built to execute ALGOL-family languages directly and supported self-hosted compilers. ## Backlinks - [[wiki/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]] - [[articles/Bauhaus Architects of AI|Bauhaus Architects of AI]]