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programming language

language for communicating instructions to a machine
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programming language

Summary

programming language is a computer science term[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of computer_science_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • programming language's instance of is recorded as computer science term[3].
  • programming language's instance of is recorded as type of computer language[4].
  • programming language is a type of computer language[5].
  • programming language is part of computer[6].
  • programming language is used for computer programming[7].
  • programming language's Commons category is recorded as Programming languages[8].
  • programming language is the opposite of data description language[9].
  • programming language comprises syntax[10].
  • programming language comprises execution model[11].
  • programming language comprises standard library[12].
  • programming language comprises type system[13].
  • programming language's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Programming languages[14].
  • programming language's topic has template is recorded as Template:Programming languages[15].
  • programming language's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox programming language[16].
  • programming language's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/programming-languages[17].
  • programming language's has characteristic is recorded as case sensitivity (two options)[18].
  • programming language's has characteristic is recorded as type of programming language[19].
  • programming language's manifestation of is recorded as programming paradigm[20].
  • programming language's main Wikidata property is recorded as P277[21].
  • programming language's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3985[22].
  • programming language's main Wikidata property is recorded as P4428[23].
  • programming language's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/ProgrammingLanguage[24].
  • programming language's different from is recorded as implementation of a programming language[25].
  • programming language's different from is recorded as hardware description language[26].
  • programming language's different from is recorded as pseudocode[27].

Why It Matters

programming language ranks in the top 1% of computer_science_term entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,442 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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