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Control Language: Commands and programs, Syntax & Prompting

The Control Language (CL) is a scripting language originally created by IBM for the System/38 Control Program Facility and later used in OS/400 (now known as IBM i). It bears a resemblance to the IBM Job Control Language and consists of a set of command objects (*CMD) used to invoke traditional programs or get help on what those programs do. CL can also…

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Control Language topic overview

The analysis highlights Commands and programs, Syntax and Prompting as prominent areas in the source structure around Control Language.

Related topics
19
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
24
Extracted relationships
28
Concept neighborhoods
17
Bridge connections
24

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 8 topics
Commands and programs · 6 topics
Prompting · 2 topics
Syntax · 2 topics
Finding the right command · 1 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Designed by
IBM
Developer
IBM
First appeared
1978; 48 years ago (1978)
License
Proprietary
OS
Control Program Facility, IBM i
Paradigm
imperative

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Commands and programs

Syntax

Prompting

Finding the right command

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Control Language connects Entity context

The extracted context around Control Language shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Control Language → CHG, CLLE, CLP, Control Language Programming, CRT, DSP, GO SUBJECT, GO VERB, ILE, Likewise, MOD, PGM, SUBJECT, Subjects, SVR, The IBM, USR, VERB, Verbs, With Another extracted example is Control Language → IBM. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Control Language

Top relations

related to Standardized abbreviations · 22
Control Language → CHG, CLLE, CLP, Control Language Programming, CRT, DSP, GO SUBJECT, GO VERB, ILE, Likewise, MOD, PGM, SUBJECT, Subjects, SVR, The IBM, USR, VERB, Verbs, With
Designed by · 1
Control Language → IBM
Developer · 1
Control Language → IBM
First appeared · 1
Control Language → 1978; 48 years ago (1978)
License · 1
Control Language → Proprietary
OS · 1
Control Language → Control Program Facility, IBM i
Paradigm · 1
Control Language → imperative

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

command parameters program commands system parameter ibm cl programs language used help values user also would control list type value

Control Language relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 28 structured relationships around Control Language. Examples in this analysis include Control Language → Designed by → IBM and Control Language → First appeared → 1978; 48 years ago (1978). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Control LanguageDesigned byIBM1.00infobox
Control LanguageDeveloperIBM1.00infobox
Control LanguageFirst appeared1978; 48 years ago (1978)1.00infobox
Control LanguageLicenseProprietary1.00infobox
Control LanguageOSControl Program Facility, IBM i1.00infobox
Control LanguageParadigmimperative1.00infobox
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsThe IBM0.60section
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsVerbs0.60section
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsCHG0.60section
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsDSP0.60section
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsWRK0.60section
Control Languagerelated to Standardized abbreviationsCRT0.60section

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Control Language bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Language, Os and Ibm. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Control Language
    • Language
    • Os
    • Ibm
    • Programs
    • Used
    • Help
    • Grouping
    • New
    • Prompting
    • See
    • Set
    • System
  • control language
    • Language
    • Os
    • Ibm
    • Programs
    • Used
    • Help
    • Etc
    • Also
    • System
    • Grouping
    • New
    • Prompting
  • system/38
    • Commands
    • Os
    • Also
    • Programs
    • Used
    • Parameters
    • Command
    • New
    • See
    • Display
    • Etc
    • Menus
  • control program facility
    • Language
    • Os
    • Ibm
    • Programs
    • Used
    • Also
    • Command
    • Help
    • Parameter
    • Parameters
    • Name
    • Etc
  • job control language
    • Language
    • Os
    • Ibm
    • Programs
    • Used
    • Help
    • Etc
    • Also
    • System
    • Grouping
    • New
    • Prompting
  • command line
    • Parameters
    • Program
    • Commands
    • Grouping
    • Menus
    • System
    • User
    • Would
    • Help
    • Enter
    • One
    • Also
  • commands and programs
    • Scripts
    • System
    • Enter
    • Like
    • New
    • Set
    • Commands
    • Programs
    • Etc
    • Would
    • Also
    • See
  • finding the right command
    • Parameters
    • Program
    • Commands
    • Grouping
    • Menus
    • System
    • User
    • Would
    • Help
    • Enter
    • One
    • Also

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Control Language, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Control Language with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Control Language — Overview · splits 16 ⟂ 9
Control Language — Commands and programs · splits 18 ⟂ 7
Control Language — Syntax · splits 22 ⟂ 3
Control Language — Prompting · splits 22 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Control Language

Nodes25
Edges24
Triples28
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.08
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Control Language to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Commands and programs, Syntax & Prompting, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Control Language · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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