____ was the first programming language to have a formal definition.
A) Assembly language
B) ALGOL
C) ADA
D) FORTRAN

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ALGOL (short for Algorithmic Language) was the first programming language to have a formal definition in the form of a Backus-Naur Form (BNF) grammar. This allowed for its syntax and semantics to be precisely defined, making it easier for programmers to learn and use. ALGOL was developed in the late 1950s and early 1960s by an international committee of computer scientists, and it heavily influenced the design of subsequent programming languages, such as C and Pascal.

____ Was the First Programming Language to Have a Formal