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TADS

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TADS

Summary

TADS is a programming language[1]. TADS draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #133 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • TADS's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • TADS's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.3[4].
  • +1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of TADS[5].
  • TADS's publication date is recorded as +1988-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • TADS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01h68c[7].
  • TADS's official website is recorded as http://www.tads.org/[8].
  • TADS's readable file format is recorded as TADS 3 Game[9].
  • TADS's writable file format is recorded as TADS 3 Game[10].
  • TADS's different from is recorded as Tod's S.p.A.[11].
  • TADS's user manual URL is recorded as http://www.tads.org/t3doc/doc/index.htm[12].
  • TADS's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as TADS[13].
  • TADS's programming paradigm is recorded as prototype-based programming[14].
  • TADS's MobyGames platform ID is recorded as tads[15].
  • TADS's PCGamingWiki ID is recorded as Engine:TADS[16].
  • TADS's typing discipline is recorded as inference typing[17].
  • TADS's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing[18].
  • TADS's ELMCIP ID is recorded as 10959[19].

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Designation and Status

TADS's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].

History and Context

+1988-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of TADS[5].

Why It Matters

TADS draws 8 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #133 of 742).[2] TADS has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] TADS is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . 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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). TADS. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/tads
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tads_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{TADS}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tads}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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