jovial

views updated May 23 2018

jovial †under the influence of the planet Jupiter, regarded astrol. as the source of happiness; characterized by mirth. XVI. — F.— It. gioviale, f. Giove Jove, Jupiter :- L. Jov-, stem of OL. Jovis (for which classical L. had the comp. with pater father, Juppiter, JUPITER, corr. to Skr. dyaúṣ, pitā́ ‘heaven father’; cf. DEITY, DIVINE); see -IAL.

jovial

views updated May 09 2018

jo·vi·al / ˈjōvēəl/ • adj. cheerful and friendly: she was in a jovial mood.DERIVATIVES: jo·vi·al·i·ty / ˌjōvēˈalitē/ n.jo·vi·al·ly adv.

JOVIAL

views updated Jun 11 2018

JOVIAL Acronym for Jules' own version of international algorithmic language. A programming language designed by Jules Schwarz of System Development Corporation for military command-and-control systems. It was based on the international algorithmic language (IAL), otherwise known as Algol 58, suitably extended for its purpose. JOVIAL was implemented on a number of military computers, and is still in use for military projects in the US.

JOVIAL

views updated Jun 08 2018

JOVIAL (ˈdʒəʊvɪəl) Computing Jules' own version of international algorithmic language (named after Jules Schwarz, computer scientist)