Algol (disambiguation)
# Algol (disambiguation)

Algol is a star system.

Algol or ALGOL may also refer to:

## Science and technology

* Algol variable or Algol-type binaries, a class of eclipsing binary stars, named after its most famous example

## Programming languages

* ALGOL (short for Algorithmic Language), a family of computer programming languages:
   * ALGOL 58:
      * NELIAC
      * JOVIAL
      * MAD (programming language)
   * ALGOL 60:
      * Burroughs Algol
      * Elliott ALGOL
      * Dartmouth ALGOL 30
      * ALGOL W
      * Simula
      * DG/L
      * S-algol
   * ALGOL X
   * ALGOL Y
   * ALGOL 68:
      * ALGOL 68-R
      * ALGOL 68RS
      * ALGOL 68C
      * FLACC
      * ALGOL 68-RT
      * ALGAMS
      * Interactive ALGOL 68
      * ALGOL 68S

## Art and entertainment

* Algol (fanzine), a science fiction fanzine edited by Andrew I. Porter
* Algol (film), a 1920 science fiction film directed by Hans Werckmeister
* Algol (magazine), a 1947 Catalan avant-garde magazine
* Algol (Phantasy Star), a fictional planetary system in the Phantasy Star computer role-playing game
* Algol, a sword in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI
* Algol, a character from the Soul series of fighting games

## Transportation

* MV Algol, a Swedish coastal tanker
* USS Algol (AKA-54), a U.S. Navy vessel
* SS Algol (T-AKR-287), a U.S. Navy vessel
* Algol (rocket stage), the Aerojet-produced first stage of the "Scout" rocket
* Algol-class vehicle cargo ship, currently the fastest cargo ships in the world
