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Modula-3

programming language
Place programming_language Q1928222

Facts

8 properties
Instance of
programming language, object-based language, imperative programming language[3][4]
Inception
1989[6]
Official website
www.modula3.org[7]
Developer
Digital Equipment Corporation[5]
Influenced by
Modula-2[2]
Programming paradigm
imperative programming, object-oriented programming[14][15]
Readable file format
Modula-3 linker information file format, Modula-3 base program file format, Modula-3 M2SDS data file format[8][9][10]
Writable file format
Modula-3 linker information file format, Modula-3 base program file format, Modula-3 M2SDS data file format[11][12][13]
🏷️ Also known as
en Modula-3 en Modula3 ar مودولا-3 es Modula 3 fa ماجولا ۳ ko 모듈라-3 ru Modula-3 ru Модула-3
🔖 Identifiers · 7
Library of Congress authority ID
sh91001458
GND ID
4294172-6
Freebase ID
/m/01k159
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
207240577
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007551475805171
Quora topic ID
Modula-3
Yale LUX ID
concept/6a581790-a4a2-4737-800e-2228891e0507

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🔗 Connections
Influenced 3
Python, Java, Nim
Instance of 3
programming language, object-based language, imperative programming language
Programming paradigm 2
object-oriented programming, imperative programming
Developer 1
Digital Equipment Corporation
Influenced by 1
Modula-2
← Programmed in 1
CVSup
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Summary

Modula-3 is a programming language[1].

Why It Matters

Modula-3 has been cited as an influence by Python[16], an object-based language[17], founded in 1991[18]; Java[19], a JVM language[20], founded in 1995[21]; and Nim[22], a programming language[23], founded in 2008[24].

FAQs

Who did Modula-3 influence?

Modula-3 has been cited as an influence by Python[16], Java[19], and Nim[22].

Related Entities

CVSup Digital Equipment Corporation imperative programming language Java Modula-2 Nim object-based language programming language Python

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Library of congress authority id → —
    Writable file format → Modula-3 linker information file format, Modula-3 base program file format, Modula-3 M2SDS data file format
    Quora topic ID → Modula-3
    Programming paradigm → imperative programming, object-oriented programming
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