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OCaml

Summary

OCaml is an object-based language[1]. OCaml has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • OCaml received the Open Science Award for Open Source Research Software[3].
  • OCaml received the Programming Languages Software Award[4].
  • OCaml was influenced by Standard ML[5].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as object-based language[6].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[7].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[8].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[9].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as dialect[10].
  • OCaml's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[11].
  • Caml is named after OCaml[12].
  • OCaml's developer is recorded as Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[13].
  • OCaml's copyright license is recorded as Q Public License[14].
  • OCaml's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1[15].
  • OCaml's programmed in is recorded as OCaml[16].
  • OCaml's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[17].
  • OCaml's designed by is recorded as Xavier Leroy[18].
  • OCaml's designed by is recorded as Damien Doligez[19].
  • OCaml's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[20].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.02.3[21].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.03.0[22].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.04.0[23].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.05.0[24].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.06.0[25].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.07.0[26].
  • OCaml's software version identifier is recorded as 4.07.1[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include object-based language[6], functional programming language[7], multi-paradigm programming language[8], imperative programming language[9], dialect[10], and free and open-source software[11].

History and Context

January 1, 1996 marks the founding of OCaml[28]. Caml is named after OCaml[12].

Why It Matters

OCaml has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] OCaml is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

OCaml has been cited as an influence by F#[30], a functional programming language[31], founded in 2005[32]; Scala[33], an object-based language[34], founded in 2004[35]; Gleam[36], a functional programming language[37], founded in 2016[38]; Haxe[39], a programming language[40], founded in 2005[41]; Elm[42], a functional programming language[43], founded in 2012[44]; and Hack[45], a programming language[46], founded in 2014[47].

FAQs

What awards did OCaml receive?

Honors received include Open Science Award for Open Source Research Software[3] and Programming Languages Software Award[4].

Who did OCaml influence?

OCaml has been cited as an influence by F#[30], Scala[33], Gleam[36], and Haxe[39].

Related Entities

ATS Boomerang Caml Caml-Mode Damien Doligez dialect Elm F# F* flow Frenetic functional programming language GeneWeb Gleam Hack Haxe imperative programming language Liquidsoap MirageOS ML multi-paradigm programming language object-based language OCaml ocaml-tls occam Opa Patrick Ferris Pyre Reason ReScript

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  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [27] ↑ . ocaml.org. Retrieved . ocaml.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Readable file format → ['Q105849781', 'Q105850330', 'Q105849905', 'Q105858235', 'Q105849926', 'Q1058505
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  3. 8w ago · Dexxor · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.02.3, 4.03.0, 4.04.0 +20
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 5.5.0"
  4. 10w ago · Hyogoro · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.02.3, 4.03.0, 4.04.0 +20
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 5.4.1"
  5. 12w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official demo url → https://try.ocamlpro.com/, https://ocaml.org/play
    File extension → ml, mli
    Semantic scholar topic id → —
    Copyright status → copyrighted
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