ALGOL
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high-level programming language
imperative programming language
procedural programming language
programming language family
ALGOL is a pioneering family of imperative computer programming languages from the late 1950s that introduced many foundational concepts in language design and heavily influenced later languages such as Pascal, C, and BASIC.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ALGOL canonical | 32 |
| ALGOL family | 3 |
| ALGOL X | 1 |
| ALGOL family of languages | 1 |
| ALGOL working group | 1 |
| International Algebraic Language | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2206613 — 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: ALGOL Context triple: [BASIC, influencedBy, ALGOL]
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A.
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.
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B.
ALGOL 58
ALGOL 58 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered many structured programming concepts and directly influenced the design of ALGOL 60 and numerous later languages.
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C.
ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
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D.
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.
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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: ALGOL Target entity description: ALGOL is a pioneering family of imperative computer programming languages from the late 1950s that introduced many foundational concepts in language design and heavily influenced later languages such as Pascal, C, and BASIC.
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A.
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.
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B.
ALGOL 58
ALGOL 58 is an early high-level programming language that pioneered many structured programming concepts and directly influenced the design of ALGOL 60 and numerous later languages.
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C.
ALGOL W
ALGOL W is an early procedural programming language developed in the 1960s as a successor to ALGOL 60, notable for introducing features that strongly influenced the design of Pascal.
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D.
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.
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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
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-level programming language
ⓘ
imperative programming language ⓘ procedural programming language ⓘ programming language family ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Algorithmic Language ⓘ |
| controlStructure |
for loop
ⓘ
if-then-else ⓘ while loop ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Germany
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designGoal |
serve as a universal language for algorithm description
ⓘ
support scientific and engineering computation ⓘ |
| developer |
ACM
ⓘ
GAMM ⓘ |
| evaluationStrategy |
call by name (ALGOL 60)
ⓘ
call by value ⓘ |
| field |
computer science
ⓘ
programming languages ⓘ |
| fullName | Algorithmic Language ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major influence on design of later programming languages
ⓘ
pioneering language in structured programming ⓘ |
| inception | 1958 ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ada
ⓘ
Algol W ⓘ BASIC ⓘ BCPL ⓘ C ⓘ Many later imperative languages ⓘ Modula ⓘ Modula-2 ⓘ Oberon ⓘ PL/I ⓘ Pascal ⓘ Simula ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Fortran ⓘ |
| inspired |
use of reserved words for control structures in later languages
ⓘ
use of semicolons as statement separators in later languages ⓘ |
| introducedNotation | Backus–Naur Form ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Backus–Naur Form
ⓘ
block structure ⓘ formal language specification ⓘ lexical scoping ⓘ nested function definitions ⓘ structured programming constructs ⓘ |
| notableVersion |
ALGOL 58
ⓘ
ALGOL 60 ⓘ ALGOL 68 ⓘ
linked to:
Algol 68
ALGOL 68-R ⓘ
linked to:
Algol 68R
ALGOL 68C ⓘ
linked to:
Algol 68C
ALGOL 68S ⓘ
linked to:
Algol 68S
ALGOL W ⓘ ALGOL X ⓘ
linked to:
ALGOL 58
ALGOL Y ⓘ |
| paradigm |
imperative
ⓘ
procedural ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | IFIP Working Group 2.1 ⓘ |
| status | historical ⓘ |
| syntaxStyle | block-delimited with begin and end keywords ⓘ |
| typingDiscipline | static typing ⓘ |
| useCase |
algorithm description in academic publications
ⓘ
scientific computing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ALGOL Description of subject: ALGOL is a pioneering family of imperative computer programming languages from the late 1950s that introduced many foundational concepts in language design and heavily influenced later languages such as Pascal, C, and BASIC.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ALGOL
linked to: ALGOL
linked to: ALGOL
subject linked to:
Burroughs B5000 series
subject linked to:
Alan Snyder
subject linked to:
Burroughs MCP (Master Control Program)
linked to: ALGOL
subject linked to:
Algorithmic Language
linked to: ALGOL