<s>
FreeMat	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	B-Application
open-source	B-Application
numerical	B-General_Concept
computing	I-General_Concept
environment	O
and	O
programming	O
language	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
MATLAB	B-Language
and	O
GNU	B-Language
Octave	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
supporting	O
many	O
MATLAB	B-Language
functions	O
and	O
some	O
IDL	B-Language
functionality	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
a	O
codeless	O
interface	O
to	O
external	O
C	B-Language
,	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Fortran	B-Application
code	O
,	O
further	O
parallel	O
distributed	O
algorithm	O
development	O
(	O
via	O
MPI	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
plotting	O
and	O
3D	O
visualization	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Community	O
support	O
takes	O
place	O
in	O
moderated	O
Google	B-Application
Groups	I-Application
.	O
</s>
