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MAD

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MAD

Summary

MAD is a programming language[1]. MAD draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #125 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • MAD was influenced by ALGOL 58[3].
  • MAD's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • MAD's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • MAD's developer is recorded as Bernard Galler[6].
  • MAD's developer is recorded as Bruce Arden[7].
  • MAD's developer is recorded as Robert M. Graham[8].
  • January 1, 1959 marks the founding of MAD[9].
  • MAD's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[10].
  • MAD's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[11].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4] and procedural programming language[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1959 marks the founding of MAD[9].

Why It Matters

MAD draws 80 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #125 of 742).[2] MAD is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

ALGOL 58 Bernard Galler Bruce Arden JOVIAL procedural programming procedural programming language programming language Robert M. Graham

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → programming language, procedural programming language
    Aliases → —
    Influenced by → ALGOL 58
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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