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Argus

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Argus

Summary

Argus is a programming language[1]. Argus draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #90 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Argus was influenced by CLU[3].
  • Argus's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • Argus's developer is recorded as Maurice Herlihy[5].
  • Argus's developer is recorded as Bob Scheifler[6].
  • Argus's developer is recorded as Barbara Liskov[7].
  • Argus's designed by is recorded as Barbara Liskov[8].
  • 1980 marks the founding of Argus[9].
  • Argus's described at URL is recorded as http://pmg.csail.mit.edu/~dcurtis/argus/argus-manual.pdf[10].

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Designation and Status

Argus's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].

History and Context

1980 marks the founding of Argus[9].

Why It Matters

Argus draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #90 of 742).[2] Argus has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11]

Related Entities

Barbara Liskov Bob Scheifler CLU Maurice Herlihy programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/0c3wj7j
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) → 2776760603
    Instance of → programming language
    Inception → +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z
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