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Scheme (programming language)

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Scheme (programming language)

Summary

Scheme (programming language) is a programming language[1]. Scheme (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Scheme (programming language) was influenced by Lisp[3].
  • Scheme (programming language) was influenced by ALGOL[4].
  • Scheme (programming language) was influenced by MDL[5].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[7].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as functional programming language[8].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[9].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as metaprogramming language[10].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Q92991[11].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Gerald Jay Sussman[12].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as R7RS-small[13].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s Commons category is recorded as Scheme (programming language)[14].
  • January 1, 1975 marks the founding of Scheme (programming language)[15].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s official website is recorded as http://www.scheme-reports.org/[16].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s official website is recorded as https://www.scheme.org/[17].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s topic's main category is recorded as Category:Scheme (programming language)[18].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s readable file format is recorded as Scheme script[19].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s writable file format is recorded as Scheme script[20].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s file extension is recorded as scm[21].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s file extension is recorded as ss[22].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[23].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[24].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s programming paradigm is recorded as metaprogramming[25].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[26].
  • Scheme (programming language)'s typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include programming language[6], multi-paradigm programming language[7], functional programming language[8], procedural programming language[9], and metaprogramming language[10].

Origins

January 1, 1975 marks the founding of Scheme (programming language)[15].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include Lisp[3], a multi-paradigm programming language[28], founded in 1958[29]; ALGOL[4], a programming language[30], founded in 1959[31]; and MDL[5], a programming language[32], founded in 1971[33].

Why It Matters

Scheme (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . small.r7rs.org. small.r7rs.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Writable file format → Scheme script
    Instance of → programming language, multi-paradigm programming language, functional programming language +2
    Software version identifier → R7RS-small
    Zhihu topic id → 19593327
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