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Processing

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Processing

Summary

Processing is an object-based language[1]. Processing has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Processing is the creator of Casey Reas[3].
  • Processing is the creator of Ben Fry[4].
  • Processing was influenced by Design By Numbers[5].
  • Processing's instance of is recorded as object-based language[6].
  • Processing's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • Processing's instance of is recorded as integrated development environment[8].
  • Processing's developer is recorded as Processing Foundation[9].
  • Processing's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[10].
  • Processing's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[11].
  • Processing's programmed in is recorded as Java[12].
  • Processing's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[13].
  • Processing's operating system is recorded as Linux[14].
  • Processing's operating system is recorded as macOS[15].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[16].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.1[17].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.1[18].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[19].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[20].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.2[21].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[22].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[23].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1[24].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.2[25].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1 (REV 0250)[26].
  • Processing's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.1[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include object-based language[6], programming language[7], and integrated development environment[8].

History and Context

January 1, 2001 marks the founding of Processing[28].

Why It Matters

Processing has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Processing is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Processing has been cited as an influence by Kojo[30], a programming language[31], founded in 2010[32].

FAQs

Who did Processing influence?

Processing has been cited as an influence by Kojo[30].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . raw.githubusercontent.com. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.2.1, 1.5.1 +52
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/84a7fba258d4|details]])"
  2. 11d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.0, 1.2.1, 1.5.1 +52
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P348]], Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a7705e66417d|details]])"
  3. 28d ago · C960657 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → processing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8313]]: processing"
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