The Howdy Glossary

The Scientific Vector Language (SVL) is a programming language used in scientific computing and data analysis within the Molecular Operating Environment (MOE) software package. SVL provides built-in support for numerical arrays, matrix operations, statistical functions, and visualization tools tailored to handling molecular structures. The language is designed to simplify the development of algorithms related to computational chemistry and drug discovery by allowing researchers to write code that integrates tightly with MOE's interface without needing extensive knowledge of general-purpose programming languages like C++ or Fortran. SVL's syntax has similarities with MATLAB and Python’s NumPy library but offers higher-level abstractions specialized for manipulating molecular objects.