Hi, Here's a start: "Comit [11], designed in 1957-58, was the fi rst string-processing language. ... [11] Victor H. Yngve. Computer Programming with COMIT II. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 1963." Griswold, Ralph & Hanson, David. (1995), String Processing Languages,Encyclopedia of Computer Science, 3rd ed., Van Nostrand Reinhold, NY, 1993, pp. 1302-1308. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/2752636_String_Processing_Languages The original COMIT paper might have priority: Mechanical Translation, vol.5, no.1, July 1958; pp. 25-41 A Programming Language for Mechanical Translation Victor H. Yngve, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts. http://www.mt-archive.info/MT-1958-Yngve.pdf Regards Brian Carpenter On 21-Feb-21 00:29, Joris van Zundert wrote:
Hi all,
I'm afraid I can't help you with the question on the etymology of vector in computing context.
However, your question reminds me of an interrupted odyssey I have yet to finish, which is: what is the etymology of "string" (as a name for the primitive type of a series of characters) in computing context? If anybody has any clues where I should look for the first use in concrete connection to digital computing I would be greatly appreciative.
Thanks and best regards --Joris van Zundert
On Sat, 20 Feb 2021 at 09:27, Bernard Geoghegan <bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu <mailto:bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu>> wrote:
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Can anyone advise on the origin of the term “vector graphics.”____
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Clearly, it literally describes a production of “vectors” on the screen by a concrete line-drawing technology. However, I’m wondering if there were multiple senses in that term initially. Specifically, looking through SAGE documentation from the 1950s and 1960s, esp, accounts of if operator displays, “vector” describes the physical trajectory of planes on the display. As SAGE was also a key source for early graphical interfaces, I’m wondering of the term “vector graphics” had a double connotation, as an analogy between the flight paths and the manner of illustrating graphics. ____
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It’s not earth shaking, but it’s etymologically neat-o if one can trace “vector graphics” to multiple connotations at its coinage.____
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Best, b____
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