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Abstract: This paper describes a system which automatically generates program documentation. Starting with a plan generated by analyzing the program, the system computes several kinds of summary information about the program. The most notable are: a summary of the cliched computations performed by the loops in the program, and a summary of the types and uses of the arguments to the program. Based on this information, a few English sentences are produced describing each function analysed. * Visiting Scientist on leave from Schlumberger-Doll Research. A.I. Laboratory Working Papers are produced for internal circulation, and may contain information that is, for example, too preliminary or too detailed for formal publcation. It is not intended that they should be considered papers to which reference can be made in the literature. The views and conclusions contained in this paper are those of the author, and should not be interpreted as necessarily representin