1. An early possible nAMe for PL/I. [SAMmet 1969, p.542]. 2. MasPardata-parallel version of C. See also AMpl. Compiler version 3.1 . 3. Motorola ProgrAMming Language. A low-level PL/I-like language, similar to PL/M, but for the Motorola 6800. 4. MicroProgrAMming Language. Simple language for microprogrAMming. Statements on the sAMe line represent register transfers caused by one microinstruction, and are executed in parallel. ["Structured Computer Organization", A.S. Tanenbaum, First Edition, P-H 1976. (Replaced in later editions by Mic-1)]. (1995-03-07)