Go

A compiled, garbage-collected, concurrent programming language developed by Google.

Proper noun

  1. A compiled, garbage-collected, concurrent programming language developed by Google.
    • Despite the lower priority placed on features, Go isn't a static, unchanging language. New features are adopted slowly, after much discussion and experimentation. Since the initial release of Go 1.0, there have been...

Origin

From go, likely with reference to the first two letters of Google.

Derived

goroutine

Noun

  1. Alternative letter-case form of go (“strategic board game”).
    • It is shown that Stratego is a complex game when compared to other games, such as chess and Hex. The game-tree complexity of 10⁵³⁵ exceeds the game-tree complexity of Go. - 2010 March 5, Sander Arts, “COMPETITIVE PLAY...