<s>
Abbreviated	B-Language
Test	I-Language
Language	I-Language
for	I-Language
All	I-Language
Systems	I-Language
(	O
ATLAS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
specialized	O
programming	O
language	O
for	O
use	O
with	O
automatic	O
test	O
equipment	O
(	O
ATE	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
compiled	B-Language
high-level	O
computer	B-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
on	O
any	O
computer	O
whose	O
supporting	O
software	O
can	O
translate	B-Application
it	O
into	O
the	O
appropriate	O
low-level	B-Language
instructions	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
interchangeability	B-Application
of	O
test	O
procedures	O
developed	O
by	O
different	O
organizations	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
reduces	O
costly	O
duplication	O
of	O
test	O
programming	O
effort	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
ATLAS	O
implementation	O
typically	O
consists	O
of	O
an	O
online	O
compiler	B-Language
(	O
OLC	O
)	O
,	O
test	O
executive	O
(	O
TEX	O
or	O
Test	O
Exec	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
file	B-Application
manager	I-Application
and	O
media	O
exchange	O
(	O
FMX	O
)	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
structure	O
of	O
an	O
ATLAS	O
program	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
FORTRAN	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
standard	O
ATLAS	O
program	B-Language
structure	I-Language
consists	O
of	O
two	O
elements	O
:	O
preamble	O
structure	O
and	O
procedural	B-Application
structure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Comments	O
may	O
be	O
included	O
with	O
a	O
'	O
C	B-Language
 '	O
in	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ATLAS	O
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
primarily	O
on	O
test	O
stations	O
for	O
testing	O
the	O
avionic	O
components	O
of	O
the	O
F-15	O
Eagle	O
,	O
F-16	O
Fighting	O
Falcon	O
,	O
C-5	O
Galaxy	O
,	O
C-17	O
Globemaster	O
III	O
,	O
and	O
B-1	O
Lancer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
U.S.	O
Navy	O
uses	O
ATLAS-based	O
programs	O
for	O
testing	O
avionics	O
systems	O
of	O
the	O
P-3C	O
Orion	O
,	O
UH-1Y	O
Venom	O
,	O
AH-1Z	O
Viper	O
,	O
SH-60	O
Seahawk	O
,	O
E-2C	O
Hawkeye	O
,	O
F-14	B-Device
Tomcat	I-Device
,	O
F/A	O
-18	O
Hornet	O
,	O
S-3	O
Viking	O
,	O
A-6	O
Intruder	O
,	O
EA-6B	O
Prowler	O
,	O
AV8B	O
Harrier	O
,	O
and	O
V-22	O
Osprey	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
languages	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
BASIC	O
,	O
C/C	O
++	O
,	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Perl	B-Language
,	O
are	O
also	O
used	O
on	O
commercial	O
and	O
military	O
programs	O
for	O
testing	O
of	O
systems	O
;	O
ATLAS	O
typically	O
requires	O
another	O
computer	O
system	O
to	O
either	O
optically	O
scan	O
test	O
results	O
,	O
or	O
read	O
a	O
tape	O
,	O
disk	O
,	O
or	O
locked	O
memory	O
stick/data	O
key	O
from	O
a	O
test	O
station	O
and	O
then	O
perform	O
statistical	O
analysis	O
on	O
test	O
results	O
for	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
uses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
TYX	O
(	O
now	O
Astronics	O
)	O
created	O
a	O
COTS	O
ATLAS	O
compiler	B-Language
,	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
run	B-Device
time	I-Device
system	I-Device
,	O
called	O
Professional	O
ATLAS	O
Work	O
Station	O
(	O
PAWS	O
)	O
,	O
that	O
ran	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
was	O
later	O
updated	O
for	O
all	O
flavors	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Lexico	O
made	O
translators	B-Application
that	O
would	O
convert	O
ATLAS	O
code	O
to	O
run	O
under	O
HP	O
Rocky	B-Language
Mountain	I-Language
BASIC	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Grumman	O
made	O
an	O
ATLAS	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
their	O
IFTE	O
(	O
Integrated	O
Family	O
of	O
Test	O
Equipment	O
)	O
V3	O
and	O
V5	O
test	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
General	O
Dynamics	O
made	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
their	O
F-16	O
test	O
station	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RCA	O
developed	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
their	O
EQUATE	O
(	O
Electronic	O
Quality	O
Assurance	O
Test	O
Equipment	O
)	O
testers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marconi	O
Space	O
and	O
Defence	O
Systems	O
(	O
before	O
they	O
were	O
Ferranti	O
or	O
GEC-Avionics	O
)	O
developed	O
a	O
compiler	B-Language
for	O
their	O
test	O
systems	O
called	O
MATLAS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
late	O
1980s/early	O
1990s	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
an	O
interpreted	B-Application
language	I-Application
on	O
Windows	O
called	O
MABLE	O
(	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
Matlas	O
Applications	O
using	O
BORIS	O
Language	O
Extensions	O
"	O
;	O
BORIS	O
is	O
an	O
acronym	O
for	O
"	O
Bill	O
's	O
Own	O
Run-time	O
Interpretive	O
System	O
"	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
