title: Algol (disambiguation)
text: # 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
  