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PL/I

procedural, imperative computer programming language
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PL/I was influenced by Fortran and ALGOL.

PL/I

Summary

PL/I is a programming language[1]. PL/I ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,727 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PL/I was influenced by Fortran[3].
  • PL/I was influenced by Q131140[4].
  • PL/I was influenced by ALGOL[5].
  • PL/I's instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • PL/I's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[7].
  • PL/I's developer is recorded as IBM[8].
  • PL/I's designed by is recorded as IBM[9].
  • PL/I is used for computer programming[10].
  • PL/I is used for creating[11].
  • PL/I is used for analysis[12].
  • PL/I is used for discovery[13].
  • PL/I is used for content analysis[14].
  • 1964 marks the founding of PL/I[15].
  • PL/I's official website is recorded as https://www.ibm.com/products/pli-compiler-zos[16].
  • PL/I's IPA transcription is recorded as piː.ɛl.wən[17].
  • PL/I's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/275[18].
  • PL/I's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/9AZIPP[19].
  • PL/I's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[20].
  • PL/I's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[21].
  • PL/I's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming[22].
  • PL/I's programming paradigm is recorded as concurrent computing[23].
  • PL/I's derivative work is recorded as IBM PL/S[24].
  • PL/I's derivative work is recorded as PL/M[25].
  • PL/I's derivative work is recorded as SabreTalk[26].
  • PL/I's derivative work is recorded as XPL[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[6] and procedural programming language[7].

History and Context

1964 marks the founding of PL/I[15].

Why It Matters

PL/I ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,727 views/month).[2] PL/I has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] PL/I is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

PL/I has been cited as an influence by PL/M[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1973[32]; REXX[33], a programming language[34], founded in 1979[35]; PL/C[36], a programming language[37], founded in 1973[38]; ALTRAN[39], a programming language[40], founded in 1965[41]; and XPL[42], a programming language[43], founded in 1967[44].

FAQs

Who did PL/I influence?

PL/I has been cited as an influence by PL/M[30], REXX[33], PL/C[36], and ALTRAN[39].

Related Entities

ALGOL ALTRAN Analysis computer programming Cosmos (Olivetti) Discovery Fortran IBM IBM PL/S Le tombeau de Mallarmé Ninho de Metralhadoras PL/8 PL/C PL/M procedural programming procedural programming language programming language REXX SabreTalk XPL

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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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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  9. [43] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [44] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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