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authorLars-Dominik Braun <lars@6xq.net>2016-11-30 14:56:42 +0100
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In 1974 the research group *Programmiersprachen und Compiler II* at TU Berlin
led by C.H.A Koster and Hochschulrechenzentrum (HRZ) Bielefeld developed
different versions of *SLAN*, a programming language family suited for
-educational purposes. This language was later renamed to *ELAN*.
+educational purposes. This language was later renamed to *ELAN*, an
+abbreviation for *Elementary Language* [hahn79]_ [klingen83]_ or *Educational
+Language* [hommel79]_.
Jochen Liedtke and Ulrich Bartling, both studying maths at Bielefeld University
at that time, created a compiler for SLAN3B as part of their diploma thesis in