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Common Intermediate Language

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Common Intermediate Language

Summary

Common Intermediate Language is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common Intermediate Language is credited with the discovery of Microsoft[3].
  • Common Intermediate Language was influenced by Java[4].
  • Common Intermediate Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • Common Intermediate Language's developer is recorded as Microsoft[6].
  • Common Intermediate Language's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[7].
  • Common Intermediate Language is used for intermediate representation[8].
  • 2000 marks the founding of Common Intermediate Language[9].
  • Common Intermediate Language's official website is recorded as https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/welcome[10].
  • Common Intermediate Language's facet of is recorded as Common Language Infrastructure[11].
  • Common Intermediate Language's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/cil[12].
  • Common Intermediate Language's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming[13].

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Designation and Status

Common Intermediate Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].

History and Context

2000 marks the founding of Common Intermediate Language[9].

Why It Matters

Common Intermediate Language ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (592 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

cross-platform Java Microsoft programming language

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  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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