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ALTRAN

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ALTRAN

Summary

ALTRAN is a programming language[1]. ALTRAN draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #125 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • ALTRAN was influenced by Fortran[3].
  • ALTRAN was influenced by PL/I[4].
  • ALTRAN's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • ALTRAN's developer is recorded as Bell Telephone Laboratories[6].
  • ALTRAN's designed by is recorded as Douglas McIlroy[7].
  • +1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ALTRAN[8].
  • ALTRAN's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0923hg[9].

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Designation and Status

ALTRAN's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].

History and Context

+1965-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of ALTRAN[8].

Why It Matters

ALTRAN draws 20 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #125 of 742).[2] ALTRAN has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10]

Related Entities

Bell Labs Dennis M. Ritchie Douglas McIlroy Fortran PL/I programming language

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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