S

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S

Summary

S is a programming language[1]. S ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • S was influenced by Q15777[3].
  • S's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • S's instance of is recorded as array programming language[5].
  • S's developer is recorded as Richard Becker[6].
  • S's developer is recorded as John Chambers[7].
  • S's GND ID is recorded as 4234472-4[8].
  • S's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88001212[9].
  • S's software version identifier is recorded as S1[10].
  • S's software version identifier is recorded as S2[11].
  • S's software version identifier is recorded as S3[12].
  • S's software version identifier is recorded as S4[13].
  • +1976-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of S[14].
  • S's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03pxm2[15].
  • S's official website is recorded as http://ect.bell-labs.com/sl/S/[16].
  • S's readable file format is recorded as S source code file[17].
  • S's writable file format is recorded as S source code file[18].
  • S's described by source is recorded as Modern Applied Statistics with S[19].
  • S's different from is recorded as S[20].
  • S's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as S[21].
  • S's programming paradigm is recorded as array programming[22].
  • S's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[23].
  • S's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming[24].
  • S's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing[25].
  • S's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing[26].
  • S's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007532190305171[27].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1976-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of S[14].

Why It Matters

S ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).[2] S has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] S is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

S has been cited as an influence by R[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1993[32].

FAQs

Who did S influence?

S has been cited as an influence by R[30] and R[33].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . ect.bell-labs.com. ect.bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . ect.bell-labs.com. ect.bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . ect.bell-labs.com. ect.bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . ect.bell-labs.com. ect.bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . National Library of Israel. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [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. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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