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WEB

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WEB

Summary

WEB is a programming language[1]. WEB draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #102 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • WEB is the creator of Donald Knuth[3].
  • WEB's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • WEB's instance of is recorded as programming tool[5].
  • WEB's instance of is recorded as documentation generator[6].
  • WEB is associated with the literate programming movement[7].
  • WEB was followed by CWEB[8].
  • WEB's programmed in is recorded as Q81571[9].
  • WEB's file extension is recorded as web[10].
  • WEB's file extension is recorded as ch[11].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], programming tool[5], and documentation generator[6].

Why It Matters

WEB draws 92 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #102 of 742).[2] WEB has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

WEB has been cited as an influence by CWEB[13], a programming language[14].

FAQs

Who did WEB influence?

WEB has been cited as an influence by CWEB[13].

Related Entities

Blockly CWEB Donald Knuth programming language TeX

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] ↑ . 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. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ctan package id → —
    Freebase id → /m/0l_91
    Programmed in → Q81571
    Library of congress authority id → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007553648705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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