tandem application language

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

Transaction Application Language
TAL
Tandem Application Language

   <language, Tandem> (TAL) Not "Tandem Application Language". A
   {block-structured}, {procedural} language optimised for use on
   {Tandem} {hardware}.  TAL is a cross between {C} and {Pascal}
   and is the primary system programming language on {Tandem}
   computers.  Tandem has no {assembler} and originally had no C
   or Pascal.

   [Was TAL derived from HP's System Programming Language?]

   (2001-07-09)