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Inform

programming language and design system for interactive fiction
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Inform

Summary

Inform is a programming language[1]. Inform draws 948 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #84 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Inform's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Inform's instance of is recorded as off-side rule language[4].
  • Inform's developer is recorded as Graham Nelson[5].
  • Inform's designed by is recorded as Graham Nelson[6].
  • Inform's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[7].
  • Inform's software version identifier is recorded as 7.9.3[8].
  • Inform is used for interactive fiction[9].
  • 1993 marks the founding of Inform[10].
  • Inform's official website is recorded as http://inform7.com/[11].
  • Inform's file extension is recorded as .Z#[12].
  • Inform's file extension is recorded as inf[13].
  • Inform's file extension is recorded as Z5[14].
  • Inform's file extension is recorded as Z8[15].
  • Inform's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming[16].
  • Inform's programming paradigm is recorded as declarative programming[17].
  • Inform's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[18].
  • Inform's typing discipline is recorded as inference typing[19].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3] and off-side rule language[4].

History and Context

1993 marks the founding of Inform[10].

Why It Matters

Inform draws 948 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #84 of 742).[2] Inform has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20]

Inform has been cited as an influence by CorVision[21], a programming language[22], founded in 1986[23].

FAQs

Who did Inform influence?

Inform has been cited as an influence by CorVision[21].

Related Entities

Blue Lacuna CorVision Glass Microsoft Windows procedural programming programming language

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Typing discipline → —
    Official website → http://inform7.com/
    Designed by → Graham Nelson
    Developer → —
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P4655]]: com.inform7.IDE, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/323443994|Inform (#323443994)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8460|Flathub package]]"
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