Algol W
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Algol W canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1117713 — 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 W Context triple: [ALGOL 60, influenced, Algol W]
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Algol 68S
Algol 68S is a simplified subset of the Algol 68 programming language designed to make the language easier to implement and use.
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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 68R
Algol 68R is a revised, more practical and implementable version of the Algol 68 programming language, created to simplify and clarify the original language’s complex design.
- 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 W Target entity description: 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.
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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.
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B.
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.
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C.
Algol 68S
Algol 68S is a simplified subset of the Algol 68 programming language designed to make the language easier to implement and use.
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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 68R
Algol 68R is a revised, more practical and implementable version of the Algol 68 programming language, created to simplify and clarify the original language’s complex design.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
block-structured programming language
ⓘ
high-level programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ |
| designedAs | successor to ALGOL 60 ⓘ |
| designedAt | ETH Zurich ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Tony Hoare
ⓘ
surface form:
C. A. R. Hoare
Niklaus Wirth ⓘ |
| designedIn | 1966 ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1960s ⓘ |
| evaluationStrategy | call by value ⓘ |
| field |
computer programming
ⓘ
computer science ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ALGOL W ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
begin-end blocks
ⓘ
conditional statements ⓘ for loops ⓘ standard procedure library ⓘ structured data types ⓘ type declarations ⓘ while loops ⓘ |
| hasSyntaxBasedOn |
ALGOL
ⓘ
surface form:
ALGOL family
|
| influenced |
Modula
ⓘ
Modula-2 ⓘ Oberon programming language ⓘ
surface form:
Oberon (programming language)
Pascal ⓘ |
| influencedBy | ALGOL 60 ⓘ |
| influencedConcept |
Pascal control structures
ⓘ
Pascal record types ⓘ |
| influencedLanguageFamily | Pascal family ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | ALGOL ⓘ |
| paradigm |
imperative programming
ⓘ
procedural programming ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Pascal ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Algol 68
ⓘ
surface form:
ALGOL 68
|
| standardizedBy | IFIP Working Group 2.1 ⓘ |
| successorOf | ALGOL 60 ⓘ |
| supports |
block structure
ⓘ
call-by-result parameter passing ⓘ call-by-value parameter passing ⓘ dynamic arrays ⓘ record types ⓘ recursive procedures ⓘ strong typing ⓘ |
| targetDomain | general-purpose programming ⓘ |
| typingDiscipline | static typing ⓘ |
| uses | static scoping ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Algol W Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.