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Arc

dialect of the Lisp programming language.
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Arc

Summary

Arc is a programming language[1]. Arc ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arc is the creator of Paul Graham[3].
  • Arc's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • Arc's developer is recorded as Paul Graham[5].
  • +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arc[6].
  • Arc's publication date is recorded as +2008-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • Arc's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025s0nn[8].
  • Arc's official website is recorded as http://arclanguage.org[9].
  • Arc's file extension is recorded as arc[10].
  • Arc's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[11].
  • Arc's programming paradigm is recorded as metaprogramming[12].
  • Arc's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[13].
  • Arc's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing[14].
  • Arc's dialect of computer language is recorded as Lisp[15].

Body

Designation and Status

Arc's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].

History and Context

+2008-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Arc[6].

Why It Matters

Arc ranks in the top 9% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (76 views/month).[2] Arc has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Lisp Paul Graham procedural programming programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Arc. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/arc
MLA “Arc.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/arc.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_arc_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Arc}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/arc}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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