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The meaning of programs, expressed in conventional languages, is defined in terms of the behavior they invoke within the computer. The meaning of programs expressed in logic, on the other hand, can be defined in machine independent, human oriented terms.
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Vlahavas, I., Tsarchopoulos, P., Sakellariou, I. (1998). Introduction. In: Parallel and Constraint Logic Programming. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 875. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5119-5_1
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