The term "1957 software" typically refers to a programming language called **FORTRAN**, which was first developed in 1957 by IBM for scientific and engineering calculations. The name "FORTRAN" stands for "Formula Translation." It is considered one of the oldest high-level programming languages and was designed to provide a way for scientists and engineers to write programs that would be more efficient and easier to read compared to assembly language or machine code.
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