ANSI X3.74-1987
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ANSI X3.74-1987 is an American National Standards Institute specification that formally defines the PL/I programming language.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ANSI X3.74-1987 canonical | 1 |
| ANSI X3.74-1987 PL/I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5819361 — 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: ANSI X3.74-1987 Context triple: [PL/I, hasStandard, ANSI X3.74-1987]
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A.
ANSI X3.159-1989
ANSI X3.159-1989 is the original American national standard that formally defined the C programming language.
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B.
ISO 7775
ISO 7775 is an older international standard that defined message formats for securities transactions and related financial communications, later superseded by ISO 15022.
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C.
INCITS T13
INCITS T13 is a technical committee within the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards focused on developing standards for mass storage interfaces and related technologies.
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D.
ISO/IEC 8652
ISO/IEC 8652 is the international standard that formally defines the Ada programming language, including its syntax, semantics, and core features.
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E.
ISO 843
ISO 843 is the international standard that defines how to systematically transliterate Modern Greek characters into Latin script.
- 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: ANSI X3.74-1987 Target entity description: ANSI X3.74-1987 is an American National Standards Institute specification that formally defines the PL/I programming language.
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A.
ANSI X3.159-1989
ANSI X3.159-1989 is the original American national standard that formally defined the C programming language.
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B.
ISO 7775
ISO 7775 is an older international standard that defined message formats for securities transactions and related financial communications, later superseded by ISO 15022.
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C.
INCITS T13
INCITS T13 is a technical committee within the InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards focused on developing standards for mass storage interfaces and related technologies.
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D.
ISO/IEC 8652
ISO/IEC 8652 is the international standard that formally defines the Ada programming language, including its syntax, semantics, and core features.
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E.
ISO 843
ISO 843 is the international standard that defines how to systematically transliterate Modern Greek characters into Latin script.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American National Standard
ⓘ
PL/I standard ⓘ programming language standard ⓘ |
| abbreviatedAs |
ANSI X3.74-1987 PL/I
ⓘ
linked to:
ANSI X3.74-1987
|
| appliesTo |
PL/I compilers
ⓘ
PL/I program portability ⓘ |
| concerns |
character sets used by PL/I
ⓘ
data representation in PL/I ⓘ error conditions in PL/I ⓘ file handling in PL/I ⓘ numeric operations in PL/I ⓘ standard intrinsic procedures of PL/I ⓘ string operations in PL/I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| defines |
PL/I programming language
ⓘ
linked to:
PL/I
binding rules for PL/I identifiers ⓘ evaluation rules for PL/I expressions ⓘ execution model for PL/I statements ⓘ grammar of PL/I ⓘ lexical elements of PL/I ⓘ requirements for PL/I standard-conforming processors ⓘ |
| field |
computer programming
ⓘ
programming languages ⓘ |
| governs | conformance requirements for PL/I implementations ⓘ |
| hasFullName |
American National Standard for Programming Language PL/I
ⓘ
linked to:
PL/I
|
| hasPurpose |
to ensure consistency among PL/I implementations
ⓘ
to promote portability of PL/I programs ⓘ to provide a formal definition of PL/I ⓘ |
| languageDefined | English ⓘ |
| organization |
ANSI X3 (Information Processing Systems Committee)
ⓘ
linked to:
Accredited Standards Committee X3
|
| publishedBy | American National Standards Institute ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ISO PL/I standards
ⓘ
PL/I ⓘ |
| specifies |
control structures of PL/I
ⓘ
data types of PL/I ⓘ exception handling features of PL/I ⓘ input-output features of PL/I ⓘ module structure of PL/I programs ⓘ preprocessing facilities of PL/I ⓘ scope rules of PL/I ⓘ semantics of PL/I ⓘ storage classes of PL/I ⓘ syntax of PL/I ⓘ |
| standardNumber |
X3.74-1987
ⓘ
linked to:
X3
|
| status | published standard ⓘ |
| subject |
multi-paradigm programming language
ⓘ
procedural programming language ⓘ |
| typeOfSpecification | formal language specification ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ANSI X3.74-1987 Description of subject: ANSI X3.74-1987 is an American National Standards Institute specification that formally defines the PL/I programming language.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ANSI X3.74-1987