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SNOBOL

text-oriented programming language developed between 1962 and 1967 at AT&T Bell Laboratories by David J. Farber, Ralph Griswold and Ivan P. Polonsky
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SNOBOL

Summary

SNOBOL is a programming language[1]. SNOBOL ranks in the top 0.54% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,218 views/month, #4 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • SNOBOL was influenced by FORTRAN II[3].
  • SNOBOL was influenced by COMIT[4].
  • SNOBOL's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • SNOBOL's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[6].
  • SNOBOL's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[7].
  • SNOBOL's designed by is recorded as David J. Farber[8].
  • SNOBOL is used for computer programming[9].
  • SNOBOL is used for creating[10].
  • 1962 marks the founding of SNOBOL[11].
  • SNOBOL's has edition or translation is recorded as SNOBOL4[12].
  • SNOBOL's official website is recorded as http://www.snobol4.org[13].
  • SNOBOL's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SNOBOL programming language family[14].
  • SNOBOL's described at URL is recorded as http://archives.lib.umn.edu/repositories/3/resources/302[15].
  • SNOBOL's described at URL is recorded as https://tapor.ca/tools/483[16].
  • SNOBOL's described at URL is recorded as https://marketplace.sshopencloud.eu/tool-or-service/fDqoS6[17].
  • SNOBOL's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[18].

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Designation and Status

SNOBOL's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].

History and Context

1962 marks the founding of SNOBOL[11].

Cultural Significance

Things named for SNOBOL include Snowball[19], a programming language[20].

Why It Matters

SNOBOL ranks in the top 0.54% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,218 views/month, #4 of 742).[2] SNOBOL has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

SNOBOL has been cited as an influence by Lua[22], a functional programming language[23], founded in 1993[24] and Icon[25], a programming language[26], founded in 1977[27].

Entities named for SNOBOL include Snowball[19], a programming language[20].

FAQs

Who did SNOBOL influence?

SNOBOL has been cited as an influence by Lua[22] and Icon[25].

Related Entities

assembly language Bell Labs COMIT computer programming David J. Farber Icon Lua programming language SNOBOL4 Snowball

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [9] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. marketplace.sshopencloud.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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