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Job Control Language

scripting languages used on IBM mainframe operating systems to instruct the system on how to run a batch job or start a subsystem
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Job Control Language

Summary

Job Control Language is a programming language[1]. It draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #78 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Job Control Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Job Control Language's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85070574[4].
  • Job Control Language's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022rw9[5].
  • Job Control Language's readable file format is recorded as JCL script (with rem)[6].
  • Job Control Language's writable file format is recorded as JCL script (with rem)[7].
  • Job Control Language's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as JCL[8].
  • Job Control Language's Quora topic ID is recorded as Job-Control-Language[9].
  • Job Control Language's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 104473382[10].
  • Job Control Language's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007533717305171[11].
  • Job Control Language's GitLab topic ID is recorded as Job+Control+Language[12].
  • Job Control Language's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/0ae3b243-ff30-431f-8bac-36e945c015a0[13].

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Designation and Status

Job Control Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].

Why It Matters

Job Control Language draws 79 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #78 of 742).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Job Control Language. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language
MLA “Job Control Language.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_job-control-language_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Job Control Language}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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