FLOW-MATIC programming language

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English-like programming language business-oriented programming language data processing language high-level programming language programming language

FLOW-MATIC programming language is an early English-like business data processing language developed in the 1950s that heavily influenced the design of COBOL.

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Label	Occurrences
FLOW-MATIC programming language canonical	3

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3008704 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FLOW-MATIC programming language
Context triple: [Grace Hopper, notableWork, FLOW-MATIC programming language]

A. Algol 68 Genie
Algol 68 Genie is a modern, open-source implementation of the Algol 68 programming language designed for contemporary systems and practical use.
B. Algol 68
Algol 68 is a high-level, structured programming language from the ALGOL family, notable for its orthogonal design and influence on many later languages.
C. Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
D. ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
E. Algol 68C
Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: FLOW-MATIC programming language
Target entity description: FLOW-MATIC programming language is an early English-like business data processing language developed in the 1950s that heavily influenced the design of COBOL.

A. Algol 68 Genie
Algol 68 Genie is a modern, open-source implementation of the Algol 68 programming language designed for contemporary systems and practical use.
B. Algol 68
Algol 68 is a high-level, structured programming language from the ALGOL family, notable for its orthogonal design and influence on many later languages.
C. Algol W
Algol W is a block-structured, high-level programming language designed by Niklaus Wirth as a successor to ALGOL 60, incorporating features that influenced the later development of Pascal and other languages.
D. ALGOL 60
ALGOL 60 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered block structure and lexical scoping, profoundly influencing the design of many later languages.
E. Algol 68C
Algol 68C is a compiler implementation of the Algol 68 programming language, designed to translate its advanced structured constructs into executable machine code.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English-like programming language ⓘ business-oriented programming language ⓘ data processing language ⓘ high-level programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ
alternativeName	B-0 ⓘ B0 ⓘ FLOW-MATIC programming language ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedByRole	Grace Hopper ⓘ surface form: computer scientist Grace Hopper
designedFor	business data processing ⓘ commercial data processing ⓘ
designGoal	express programs in English-like sentences ⓘ make programming accessible to business users ⓘ
developer	Grace Hopper ⓘ Remington Rand ⓘ Remington Rand ⓘ surface form: Sperry Rand
domain	business applications ⓘ file and record processing ⓘ
era	early mainframe computing era ⓘ
executionModel	compiled language ⓘ
historicalSignificance	direct predecessor of COBOL ⓘ early high-level language for business data processing ⓘ one of the first English-like programming languages ⓘ
inception	1950s ⓘ mid-1950s ⓘ
influenced	COBOL ⓘ COBOL ⓘ surface form: COBOL programming language
influenceType	English-like style of COBOL ⓘ syntax design of COBOL ⓘ
inspiredBy	earlier UNIVAC business coding systems ⓘ
keywordStyle	English words instead of mathematical symbols ⓘ
languageLevel	third-generation programming language ⓘ
notableFeature	English-like statements ⓘ designed for non-mathematical business users ⓘ use of verb–noun style commands ⓘ
programmingParadigm	procedural programming ⓘ
standardizationInfluence	US Department of Defense COBOL effort ⓘ
status	historical ⓘ
targetHardware	UNIVAC I ⓘ UNIVAC II ⓘ
typingDiscipline	static typing (record-oriented) ⓘ
usedFor	accounting applications ⓘ file maintenance tasks ⓘ payroll processing ⓘ

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Grace Hopper → notableWork → FLOW-MATIC programming language ⓘ

FLOW-MATIC programming language → alternativeName → FLOW-MATIC programming language ⓘ

subject surface form: FLOW-MATIC

Amazing Grace → notableWork → FLOW-MATIC programming language ⓘ

subject surface form: Grace Hopper

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