imperative programming

programming paradigm of directly specifying commands that affect program state
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imperative programming

Summary

imperative programming is a computer science term[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of computer_science_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • imperative programming's image is recorded as Add all numbers block.png[3].
  • imperative programming's instance of is recorded as computer science term[4].
  • imperative programming's instance of is recorded as programming paradigm[5].
  • imperative programming's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2009011030[6].
  • imperative programming's subclass of is recorded as computer programming[7].
  • imperative programming's opposite of is recorded as declarative programming[8].
  • imperative programming's opposite of is recorded as purely functional programming[9].
  • imperative programming's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c3bz[10].
  • imperative programming's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Imperative programming[11].
  • imperative programming's manifestation of is recorded as instruction[12].
  • imperative programming's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Imperativ'}[13].
  • imperative programming's NE.se ID is recorded as imperativa-programspråk[14].
  • imperative programming's Quora topic ID is recorded as Imperative-Programming[15].
  • imperative programming's nLab ID is recorded as imperative programming[16].
  • imperative programming's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 90871949[17].
  • imperative programming's Semantic Scholar topic ID is recorded as 1485[18].
  • imperative programming's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007572661305171[19].
  • imperative programming's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 명령형 프로그래밍[20].
  • imperative programming's FOLDOC ID is recorded as imperative+programming[21].
  • imperative programming's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/ef1e2447-a3e6-4920-98cd-0e2b9a1d75e2[22].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include computer science term[4] and programming paradigm[5].

Why It Matters

imperative programming ranks in the top 9% of computer_science_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Quora. wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . National Library of Israel. wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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