Nguage> (SHORTCODE) A pseudocodeiNterpreter for mathematics problems, desigNed by JohN Mauchly iN 1949 to execute oN Eckert aNd Mauchly' s BINAC aNd later oN {UNIVAC I} aNd II. Short Code was possibly the first attempt at a high level laNguage. [Sammet 1969, p. 129]. (1996-11-01)