Algorithmic Language
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Algorithmic Language (ALGOL) is a pioneering family of high-level programming languages that heavily influenced the design of many later languages and the development of structured programming.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Algorithmic Language canonical | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
high-level programming language
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programming language ⓘ programming language family ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | IAL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
expressing algorithms
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scientific computation ⓘ |
| designer |
Friedrich L. Bauer
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John Backus NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Naur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedBy | international committee of computer scientists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early high-level programming languages ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
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programming languages ⓘ |
| firstStandardized | 1960 ⓘ |
| fullName |
Algorithmic Language
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International Algebraic Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
ALGOL 58
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ALGOL 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ ALGOL 68 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
foundation of structured programming concepts
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major influence on later language design ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ada
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Ada NERFINISHED ⓘ Algol W NERFINISHED ⓘ B programming language NERFINISHED ⓘ BCPL NERFINISHED ⓘ Backus–Naur Form NERFINISHED ⓘ C programming language NERFINISHED ⓘ C programming language NERFINISHED ⓘ Modula NERFINISHED ⓘ Modula-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Oberon NERFINISHED ⓘ PL/I NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ Pascal NERFINISHED ⓘ Simula NERFINISHED ⓘ Structured programming ⓘ block-structured programming ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Fortran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Backus–Naur Form specification
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block structure ⓘ call-by-name parameter passing ⓘ concurrent programming constructs ⓘ formal syntax specification ⓘ lexical scoping ⓘ orthogonal design ⓘ recursive procedures ⓘ structured control flow ⓘ user-defined data types ⓘ |
| shortName | ALGOL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | IFIP Working Group 2.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | ALGOL 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced |
1958
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1960 ⓘ 1968 ⓘ |
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