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Microsoft BASIC

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Microsoft BASIC is a software application that serves as a programming language.

Microsoft BASIC

Summary

Microsoft BASIC is a programming language[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Microsoft BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].
  • Microsoft BASIC's developer is recorded as Microsoft[4].
  • Microsoft BASIC's subclass of is recorded as Q42979[5].
  • +1975-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Microsoft BASIC[6].
  • Microsoft BASIC's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0137z3[7].
  • Microsoft BASIC's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Microsoft BASIC[8].
  • Microsoft BASIC's BabelNet ID is recorded as 00712723n[9].

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Designation and Status

Microsoft BASIC's instance of is recorded as programming language[3].

History and Context

+1975-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Microsoft BASIC[6].

Why It Matters

Microsoft BASIC ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Altair BASIC Amiga Basic Applesoft BASIC Atari Microsoft BASIC Commodore BASIC MBASIC Microsoft MS BASIC for Macintosh programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . BabelNet. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Microsoft BASIC. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-basic
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_microsoft-basic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Microsoft BASIC}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/microsoft-basic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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