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language A high-level programming language designed by
Niklaus Wirth at ETH in 1978. It is a derivative of
Pascal with well-defined interfaces between modules, and
facilities for parallel computation. Modula-2 was developed
as the system language for the Lilith workstation.
The central concept is the module which may be used to
encapsulate a set of related subprograms and data structures,
and restrict their visibility from other portions of the
program. Each module has a definition part giving the
interface, and an implementation part.
The language provides limited single-processor concurrency
(monitors, coroutines and explicit transfer of control)
and hardware access (absolute addresses and interrupts).
["Programming in Modula-2", N. Wirth, Springer 1985].
(1995-10-25)