(RATFOR) Brian Kernighan' s Fortranpreprocessor that allows programming with C-like {control flow}. RATFOR is mainly of historical significance. A translator from Ratfor to Fortran IV was posted to comp.sources.Unix volume 13. . ["Ratfor - A Preprocessor for a Rational Fortran", B.W. Kernighan, Soft Prac & Exp 5:395-406, Oct 1975]. ["Software Tools", B.W. Kernighan & P.J. Plauger, A-W, 1976]. (2001-07-31)