A text-oriented language with built-in data base facilities and string and pattern matching, designed for use in the medical environment particularly for interactive data acquisition programs.

• 一种具有内建功能的数据库设施、字符串匹配和模式匹配的面向文本的语言,用于医学环境,特别是交互式数据采集程序。massachusetts general hospital Utility Multi-Programming System的缩写。