CLIPS

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CLIPS

Summary

CLIPS is a programming language[1]. CLIPS draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #90 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • CLIPS was influenced by Lisp[3].
  • CLIPS was influenced by OPS5[4].
  • CLIPS's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • CLIPS's instance of is recorded as object-based language[6].
  • CLIPS's instance of is recorded as rule-based language[7].
  • CLIPS's instance of is recorded as public-domain software[8].
  • CLIPS's instance of is recorded as expert system[9].
  • CLIPS's publisher is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center[10].
  • OPS5 is named after CLIPS[11].
  • CLIPS's developer is recorded as Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center[12].
  • CLIPS's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[13].
  • CLIPS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.30[14].
  • CLIPS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.40[15].
  • CLIPS's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.1[16].
  • CLIPS's has use is recorded as artificial intelligence[17].
  • CLIPS's platform is recorded as iOS[18].
  • CLIPS's platform is recorded as Q5289[19].
  • CLIPS's platform is recorded as Java Native Interface[20].
  • CLIPS's platform is recorded as Common Gateway Interface[21].
  • +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of CLIPS[22].
  • CLIPS's publication date is recorded as +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • CLIPS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/023k72[24].
  • CLIPS's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph117433[25].
  • CLIPS's official website is recorded as https://clipsrules.net/[26].
  • CLIPS's source code repository URL is recorded as svn://svn.code.sf.net/p/clipsrules/code/[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[5], object-based language[6], rule-based language[7], public-domain software[8], and expert system[9].

History and Context

+1985-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of CLIPS[22]. OPS5 is named after CLIPS[11].

Why It Matters

CLIPS draws 59 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #90 of 742).[2] CLIPS has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . CLIPS User’s Guide. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . clipsrules.net. Retrieved . clipsrules.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . clipsrules.net. clipsrules.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . clipsrules.net. clipsrules.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . clipsrules.net. clipsrules.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . clipsrules.net. clipsrules.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . CLIPS User’s Guide. wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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