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B

Summary

B is a programming language[1]. B ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • B was influenced by BCPL[3].
  • B's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • B's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • B was followed by Q15777[6].
  • B's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[7].
  • B's developer is recorded as Q1107006[8].
  • B's designed by is recorded as Q1107006[9].
  • January 1, 1969 marks the founding of B[10].
  • B's name in kana is recorded as ビーげんご[11].
  • B's different from is recorded as B[12].
  • B's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4] and procedural programming language[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1969 marks the founding of B[10].

Why It Matters

B ranks in the top 1% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,773 views/month).[2] B has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] B is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

BCPL Bell Labs Dennis M. Ritchie procedural programming procedural programming language programming language

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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