'''MATLAB''' (an'''Matrix abbreviation of "MATrix LABoratory"Laboratory''')<ref>{{Cite web |title=Matrices and Arrays - MATLAB & Simulink |url=https://www.mathworks.com/help/matlab/learn_matlab/matrices-and-arrays.html |access-date=2022-05-21 |website=www.mathworks.com}}</ref>) is a [[Proprietary software|proprietary]] [[multi-paradigm programming language|multi-paradigm]] [[programming language]] and [[numerical analysis|numeric computing]] environment developed by [[MathWorks]]. MATLAB allows [[matrix (mathematics)|matrix]] manipulations, plotting of [[function (mathematics)|functions]] and data, implementation of [[algorithm]]s, creation of [[user interface]]s, and interfacing with programs written in other languages.
Although MATLAB is intended primarily for numeric computing, an optional toolbox uses the [[MuPAD]] [[computer algebra system|symbolic engine]] allowing access to [[symbolic computing]] abilities. An additional package, [[Simulink]], adds graphical multi-___domain simulation and [[model-based design]] for [[dynamical system|dynamic]] and [[embedded system]]s.
