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C (programming language)

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C (programming language)

Summary

C (programming language) is an imperative programming language[1]. C (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 126 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • C (programming language) was influenced by ALGOL 68[3].
  • C (programming language) was influenced by B[4].
  • C (programming language) was influenced by assembly language[5].
  • C (programming language) was influenced by Fortran[6].
  • C (programming language) was influenced by PL/I[7].
  • C (programming language) was influenced by CPL[8].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[9].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[10].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as structured programming language[11].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as compiled language[12].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[13].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as computer science term[14].
  • C (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[15].
  • C (programming language)'s based on is recorded as B[16].
  • C (programming language) followed B[17].
  • C (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Bell Labs[18].
  • C (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Dennis M. Ritchie[19].
  • C (programming language)'s developer is recorded as American National Standards Institute[20].
  • C (programming language)'s developer is recorded as International Organization for Standardization[21].
  • C (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Q1107006[22].
  • C (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Dennis M. Ritchie[23].
  • C (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[24].
  • C (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[25].
  • C (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as cross-platform[26].
  • C (programming language)'s Commons category is recorded as C (programming language)[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include imperative programming language[9], procedural programming language[10], structured programming language[11], compiled language[12], programming language[13], and computer science term[14].

Origins

January 1, 1972 marks the founding of C (programming language)[28].

Movements and Schools

Acknowledged influences include ALGOL 68[3], a version, edition or translation[29]; B[4], a programming language[30], founded in 1969[31]; assembly language[5], a programming language[32], founded in 1949[33]; Fortran[6], a programming language[34], founded in 1957[35]; PL/I[7], a programming language[36], founded in 1964[37]; and CPL[8], a programming language[38], founded in 1963[39].

Why It Matters

C (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 126 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . britannica.com. britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . bell-labs.com. bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] ↑ . nokia.com. nokia.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . cm.bell-labs.com. cm.bell-labs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has edition or translation → K&R C, ANSI C, C99 {1-15-89}Wilkerson Dustin Roberts bounty +4
    Yso id → 18909
    Library of congress authority id → sh85018532
    Nlb authority id (belarus) → NLB-ar29956
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