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RPG

Summary

RPG is a programming language[1]. RPG ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RPG's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • RPG's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[4].
  • RPG's logo image is recorded as IBM RPG logo.png[5].
  • RPG's developer is recorded as IBM[6].
  • RPG's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85115607[7].
  • RPG's software version identifier is recorded as 7.4[8].
  • +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPG[9].
  • RPG's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02yrkx[10].
  • RPG's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph118041[11].
  • RPG's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as RPG[12].
  • RPG's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[13].
  • RPG's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776118423[14].
  • RPG's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing[15].
  • RPG's typing discipline is recorded as static typing[16].
  • RPG's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007546256705171[17].
  • RPG's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/2833d0ec-db91-409b-9f6e-9ab393c9e2a3[18].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[3] and procedural programming language[4].

History and Context

+1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPG[9].

Why It Matters

RPG ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (102 views/month).[2] RPG has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] RPG is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

RPG has been cited as an influence by IBM RPG II[21], a programming language[22], founded in 1965[23]; IBM RPG III[24], a programming language[25], founded in 1978[26]; RPG IV[27], a programming language[28], founded in 2001[29]; and RPG/400[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1988[32].

FAQs

Who did RPG influence?

RPG has been cited as an influence by IBM RPG II[21], IBM RPG III[24], RPG IV[27], and RPG/400[30].

Related Entities

Frank Clark IBM IBM RPG II IBM RPG III procedural programming procedural programming language programming language RPG/400 RPG IV

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . ibm.com. Retrieved . ibm.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [32] ↑ . 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. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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