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Information Processing Language

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Information Processing Language

Summary

Information Processing Language is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Information Processing Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Information Processing Language's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[4].
  • Information Processing Language's developer is recorded as Allen Newell[5].
  • Information Processing Language's developer is recorded as Cliff Shaw[6].
  • Information Processing Language's developer is recorded as Herbert Simon[7].
  • Information Processing Language's designed by is recorded as Allen Newell[8].
  • Information Processing Language's designed by is recorded as Cliff Shaw[9].
  • Information Processing Language's designed by is recorded as Herbert Simon[10].
  • 1956 marks the founding of Information Processing Language[11].
  • Information Processing Language's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3] and procedural programming language[4].

History and Context

1956 marks the founding of Information Processing Language[11].

Why It Matters

Information Processing Language ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

It has been cited as an influence by Lisp[15], a multi-paradigm programming language[16], founded in 1958[17].

FAQs

Who did Information Processing Language influence?

Information Processing Language has been cited as an influence by Lisp[15].

Related Entities

Allen Newell Herbert Simon Lisp procedural programming procedural programming language programming language

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . 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. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Information Processing Language. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-processing-language
MLA “Information Processing Language.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-processing-language.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_information-processing-language_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Information Processing Language}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/information-processing-language}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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    Foldoc id → Information+Processing+Language
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