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WEB

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Summary

WEB is a programming language[1].

Key Facts

  • Creator: Donald Knuth[2]
  • Instance of: programming tool[3], documentation generator[4]
  • Movement: literate programming[5]
  • Followed by: CWEB[6]
  • Programmed in: Pascal[7]
  • File extension: web[8], ch[9]

Why It Matters

WEB has been cited as an influence by CWEB[10], a programming language[11].

FAQs

Who did WEB influence?

WEB has been cited as an influence by CWEB[10].

Related Entities

Blockly CWEB Donald Knuth programming language TeX

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  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WEB. Retrieved October 28, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-q1141484
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_web-q1141484_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WEB}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/web-q1141484}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-28}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → WEB+-+language
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: WEB+-+language, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/26dc0a886f95/|details]])"
  2. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ctan package id → —
    Freebase id → /m/0l_91
    Programmed in → Pascal
    Library of congress authority id → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007553648705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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