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OCaml

Summary

OCaml is an object-based language[1]. OCaml draws 13,047 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #3 of 28).[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 draws 13,047 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #3 of 28).[2] OCaml has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] OCaml is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

OCaml has been cited as an influence by Rust[31], a programming language[32], founded in 2006[33]; F#[34], a functional programming language[35], founded in 2005[36]; Scala[37], an object-based language[38], founded in 2004[39]; Gleam[40], a functional programming language[41], founded in 2016[42]; Hack[43], a programming language[44], founded in 2014[45]; and Elm[46], a functional programming language[47], founded in 2012[48].

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 Rust[31], F#[34], Scala[37], and Gleam[40].

Related Entities

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Arch linux package → ocaml
    Readable file format → OCaml bytecode (AST implementation), OCaml bytecode (AST interface), OCaml bytecode (compiled interface) +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3454]]: ocaml, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325107545|ocaml (#325107545)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8509|Arch Linux package]] #mix'n'"
  2. 12w ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → OCaml bytecode (AST implementation), OCaml bytecode (AST interface), OCaml bytecode (compiled interface) +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1072]]: [[Q105850502]]"
  3. 12w ago · YULdigitalpreservation · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Readable file format → OCaml bytecode (AST implementation), OCaml bytecode (AST interface), OCaml bytecode (compiled interface) +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1072]]: [[Q105849781]]"
  4. 14w ago · Dexxor · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.02.3, 4.03.0, 4.04.0 +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 5.5.0"
  5. 16w ago · Hyogoro · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 4.02.3, 4.03.0, 4.04.0 +22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 5.4.1"
  6. 18w 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
    + 87 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007547107805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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