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[[de:Algorithmus]][[eo:Algoritmo]][[fr:Algorithme]][[pl:Algorytm]][[nl:algoritme]]
An '''algorithm''' is a well-defined method or procedure for solving a problem, usually a problem in [[mathematics]] or otherwise relating to the manipulation of [[information]]. Typically, an algorithm is described as a series of actions that have to be done plus an indication of whether and when they are to be repeated. Some people restrict the definition of ''algorithm'' to procedures that eventually finish, while others also include procedures that run forever without stopping. Algorithms are often implemented as [[computer program]]s but can also be implemented as [[electric circuit]]s or even performed directly by [[human]]s. The art or science of designing algorithms is sometimes called '''algorithmics'''.
An example of an algorithm is this rule (or method or procedure) for alphabetizing a list of names by repeating the specified steps until the job is done:
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