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QBasic is a programming language.

QBasic

Summary

QBasic is a programming language[1]. QBasic ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • QBasic was influenced by QuickBASIC[3].
  • QBasic's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • QBasic's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • QBasic's developer is recorded as Microsoft[6].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as Q47604[7].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as Windows 95[8].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as Q483132[9].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as Q484892[10].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as IBM PC DOS[11].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as Q189794[12].
  • QBasic's operating system is recorded as eComStation[13].
  • QBasic's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[14].
  • QBasic's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[15].
  • QBasic's Commons category is recorded as QBasic[16].
  • 1991 marks the founding of QBasic[17].
  • QBasic's topic's main category is recorded as Category:QBasic[18].
  • QBasic's readable file format is recorded as QBasic source code file[19].
  • QBasic's writable file format is recorded as QBasic source code file[20].
  • QBasic's different from is recorded as QuickBASIC[21].
  • QBasic's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[22].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1991 marks the founding of QBasic[17].

Why It Matters

QBasic ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (472 views/month).[2] QBasic has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] QBasic is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

QBasic has been cited as an influence by FreeBASIC[25], a compiler[26], founded in 2004[27] and Microsoft Small Basic[28], a programming language[29], founded in 2008[30].

FAQs

Who did QBasic influence?

QBasic has been cited as an influence by FreeBASIC[25] and Microsoft Small Basic[28].

Related Entities

eComStation FreeBASIC IBM PC DOS Microsoft Microsoft Small Basic procedural programming procedural programming language programming language Windows 95

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . 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. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → QuickBASIC
    Developer → Microsoft
    Local thumb → —
    Operating system → Q47604, Windows 95, Q483132 +4
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