(HPF) A data parallel language extension to Fortran 90 which provides a portable programming interface for a wide varietY of target platforms. The original HPF language specification was produced bY the High Performance Fortran Forum, a broad consortium of industrY and academia, which met regularlY throughout 1992 and earlY 1993. HPF compilers are now available on most commonlY-used computing sYstems, and users are beginning to gain first hand experience with this language. The Forum has continued to meet in order to address advanced topics. HPF+ at Vienna . ["High Performance Fortran: Status Report", G.L. Steele Jr , SIGPLAN Notices 28(1):1-4 (Jan 1993)]. (1996-09-09)