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XPL

dialect of the PL/I programming language, designed to be used in writing compilers
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Summary

XPL is a programming language[1]. XPL draws 116 Wikipedia views per month (programming language category, ranking #113 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Influenced by: PL/I[3]
  • Instance of: compiler-compiler[4]
  • Based on: PL/I[5]
  • Inception: January 1, 1967[6]
  • Programming paradigm: procedural programming[7], structured programming[8]

Why It Matters

XPL has been cited as an influence by PL/M[9], a programming language[10], founded in 1973[11]; HAL/S[12], a programming language[13], founded in 1978[14]; and Sue[15], a programming language[16], founded in 1971[17].

FAQs

Who did XPL influence?

XPL has been cited as an influence by PL/M[9], HAL/S[12], and Sue[15].

Related Entities

HAL/S PL/I PL/M procedural programming programming language Sue

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Artoria2e5 · 2026-10-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → programming language, compiler-compiler
    Programming paradigm → procedural programming, structured programming
    Based on → —
    Inception → +1967-01-01T00:00:00Z
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