MATLAB® is a programming platform designed specifically for engineers and scientists to analyze and design systems and products that transform our world.
The heart of MATLAB is the MATLAB language, a matrix-based language allowing the most natural expression of computational mathematics.
In industry, MATLAB is the tool of choice for high-productivity research, development, and analysis.
MATLAB features a family of application-specific solutions called toolboxes.
Very important to most users of MATLAB, toolboxes allow you to learn and apply specialized technology.
Like other well-known programming languages like Java, C#, etc., MATLAB has its own Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and collection of libraries.
Since it was initially known as the matrix programming language, MATLAB is an acronym for "Matrix Laboratory." It is a programming language of the fourth generation.