Tcl

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Summary

Tcl is a scripting language[1].

Key Facts

  • Instance of: procedural programming language[2], object-based language[3], multi-paradigm programming language[4], interpreted language[5]
  • Developer: John Ousterhout[6]
  • Copyright license: BSD licenses[7]
  • Designed by: John Ousterhout[8]
  • Software version identifier: 8.6.3[9], 8.6.4[10], 8.6.5[11], 8.6.6[12], 8.6.7[13], 8.6.8[14], 3.1[15], 3.2[16], 3.3[17], 5.0[18], 6.0[19], 6.1[20], 6.2[21], 6.3[22]

Why It Matters

Tcl has been cited as an influence by PHP[23], a scripting language[24], founded in 1995[25]; Tea[26], a programming language[27], founded in 1997[28]; Incr Tcl[29], a programming language[30], founded in 1993[31]; Jsish[32], a scripting language[33]; and Itk[34], a programming language[35], founded in 1993[36].

FAQs

Who did Tcl influence?

Tcl has been cited as an influence by PHP[23], Tea[26], Incr Tcl[29], and Jsish[32].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  9. [10] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . tcl.tk. Retrieved . tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . core.tcl.tk. core.tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bug', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
    Sitelink count → 48
    Software version identifier → 8.6.3, 8.6.4, 8.6.5 +121
    Fandom article id → code:Tcl
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: code:Tcl, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143711401|Tcl (#143711401)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5518|Programming Fandom Wikis]] "
  2. 29d ago · S8321414 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 48
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bug', 'ca', 'ckb', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et',
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 9.0.4"
  3. 17w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 8.6.3, 8.6.4, 8.6.5 +121
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ Version type: patch release, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect patch version → patch release ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q48028851_"
  4. 23w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.tcl-lang.org
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007558786705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
  5. 24w ago · ~2026-28660-08 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebsd port → lang/tcl86, lang/tcl85, lang/tcl87 +2
    Copyright status → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ Software version identifier: 9.0.3"
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