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Short Code

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Short Code

Summary

Short Code is a programming language[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #115 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Short Code was influenced by ENIAC Short Code[3].
  • Short Code's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • Short Code's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • Short Code's developer is recorded as John Mauchly[6].
  • Short Code's designed by is recorded as John Mauchly[7].
  • +1950-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Short Code[8].
  • Short Code's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dc4km[9].
  • Short Code's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[10].
  • Short Code's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777067813[11].
  • Short Code's FOLDOC ID is recorded as Short+Code[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4] and procedural programming language[5].

History and Context

+1950-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Short Code[8].

Why It Matters

Short Code draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #115 of 742).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

ENIAC Short Code John Mauchly procedural programming procedural programming language programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_short-code_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Short Code}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/short-code}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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