Operators

Operators in COBOL

COBOL takes a unique approach to operators that reflects its business-documentation philosophy. Where most languages use compact symbols like +, -, *, and /, COBOL offers two parallel styles: verbose …

Operators in APL

In most languages, operators apply to single values, and you write loops to apply them across collections. APL turns this idea inside out: every primitive operator applies to entire arrays without any …

Operators in Assembly

In high-level languages, operators like +, *, or && look like a single thing. In x86 assembly, every operator is an explicit CPU instruction acting on registers or memory, and most of them …

Operators in AWK

Operators are the building blocks of every AWK expression — they drive the calculations inside action blocks and the conditions inside patterns. Because AWK borrows much of its operator syntax from C, …

Operators in BASIC

Operators are the verbs of any programming language — they take values and produce new ones. BASIC was designed to read almost like algebra, so its operator set will feel familiar to anyone who has …

Operators in ALGOL 68

Introduction

Operators in ALGOL 68 are more than syntactic conveniences — they are first-class citizens of the language. ALGOL 68 was one of the earliest languages to support user-defined operators …

Operators in ALGOL 60

Introduction

Operators are the verbs of an expression — the symbols that combine values into computations. ALGOL 60 set the template that nearly every later imperative language followed: separate …

Operators in Ada

Operators in Ada are the building blocks of every expression, from a simple counter increment to the complex calculations behind avionics control loops. Where languages like C silently mix integers …

Operators in ABAP

Operators are the building blocks of every ABAP expression - from calculating an order total in SAP S/4HANA to comparing posting dates in a financial report. Because ABAP was designed for business …