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Job Control Language

scripting languages used on IBM mainframe operating systems to instruct the system on how to run a batch job or start a subsystem
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Job Control Language

Summary

Job Control Language is a programming language[1]. It draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #78 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Job Control Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Job Control Language's readable file format is recorded as JCL script (with rem)[4].
  • Job Control Language's writable file format is recorded as JCL script (with rem)[5].

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Designation and Status

Job Control Language's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].

Why It Matters

Job Control Language draws 255 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #78 of 742).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Job Control Language. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language
MLA “Job Control Language.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_job-control-language_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Job Control Language}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/job-control-language}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/022rw9
    Readable file format → —
    Library of congress authority id → —
    Writable file format → —
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007533717305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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