DATA Statement
The primary purpose of the DATA statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable pi can be given that value with a DATA statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change.
– FORTRAN manual for Xerox computers
Haha. Classic.
Comment by Pat — March 10, 2007 @ 10:15 am