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Prolog

Prolog is a logic programming language that has its origins in artificial intelligence, automated theorem proving, and computational linguistics.

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Designed by
Alain Colmerauer
Filename extensions
.pl, .pro, .P
First appeared
1972; 54 years ago (1972)
Paradigm
Logic
Stable release
Part 1: General core-Edition 1 (June 1995; 31 years ago (1995-06)) Part 2: Modules-Edition 1 (June 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06)) Part 3: Definite clause grammar rules (June 2025…
Typing discipline
Untyped (its single data type is "term")

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Overview

History

Syntax and semantics

Programming in Prolog

Design patterns of Prolog

Higher-order programming

Modules

Parsing

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Meta-interpreters and reflection

Turing completeness

Implementation

Extensions

Interfaces to other languages

Related languages

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Prolog

Nodes195
Edges194
Triples330
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010256
Components1

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Prolog

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related to Interfaces to other languages · 41
Prolog → Allows, Amzi, Anderson, API, Can, Characteristics, Ciao, DCG, Delphi, Frameworks, GNU Prolog, IDE, Interface, InterProlog, ISO Prolog, It, Janus, Java, Java Prolog, JPL
related to history · 39
Prolog → According, Aix-Marseille II University, Alain Colmerauer, Americans, Artificial Intelligence Group, Colmerauer, David, DEC-10 Prolog, Edinburgh, Edinburgh Prolog, European AI, Faculty, Fernando Pereira, FGCS, Fifth Generation Computer Systems, Fortran, France, French, Gerard Battani, Henri Meloni
related to Related languages · 27
Prolog → AgentSpeak, As Turbo Prolog, Borland, Danish, Datalog, Erlang, GraphTalk, In, It, Lisp, Mercury, PDC, PDC Prolog, PicoLisp, Pilog, Planner, Prolog Development Center, Prolog's, Prolog-based, Scientific Community Metaphor
related to Execution · 14
Prolog → Again, Execution, For, If, In, Initially, Logically, Operationally, Prolog's, Since, SLD, The, This, Two
related to Modules · 14
Prolog → Ciao, Contextual Logic Programming, For, GNU Prolog, However, Instead, ISO, ISO Prolog, ISO Standard, Logtalk, Quintus/SICStus, Some, The, XSB
related to Implementation in hardware · 13
Prolog → During, Fifth Generation Computer Systems, Furthermore, GLIPS, However, In, LIP, LIPS, MLIPS, New Generation Computer Technology, The, The FGCS, The Institute
related to Use in industry · 13
Prolog → AI, Apache Hadoop, Apache UIMA, IBM's DeepQA, Java, Low-Code Development Platform GeneXus, Open, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, TerminusDB, The, Unstructured Information Management Architecture, Watson, We
related to Web programming · 12
Prolog → Ciao, HTML, In, JSON-RPC, Resource Description Framework, Some Prolog, SWI-Prolog, There, Visual Prolog, Web Ontology Language, Websockets, XML
related to ISO Prolog · 11
Prolog → ANSI X3J17, Cor, ISO, ISO/IEC, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22/WG17, It, Standardization, The, The International Organization, There, US Technical Advisory Group
related to Tabling · 11
Prolog → And, B-Prolog, Ciao, In, It, SLG, Some Prolog, SWI-Prolog, Tabling, XSB, YAP

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programming logic language predicates query used program languages clauses system example systems term terms called also iso java implementations swi-prolog

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PrologDesigned byAlain Colmerauer1.00infobox
PrologFilename extensions.pl, .pro, .P1.00infobox
PrologFirst appeared1972; 54 years ago (1972)1.00infobox
PrologParadigmLogic1.00infobox
PrologStable releasePart 1: General core-Edition 1 (June 1995; 31 years ago (1995-06)) Part 2: Modules-Edition 1 (June 2000; 26 years ago (2000-06)) Part 3: Definite clause grammar rules (June 2025…1.00infobox
PrologTyping disciplineUntyped (its single data type is "term")1.00infobox
PrologWebsitePart 1: www.iso.org/standard/21413.html Part 2: www.iso.org/standard/20775.html Part 3: www.iso.org/standard/83635.html1.00infobox
Prologis alogic programming language that has its origins in artificial intelligence0.90text
Prologis aTuring-complete0.90text
Prologis amulti-paradigm language with interfaces0.90text
Prologis aProlog interpreter written in0.90text
Prologis asubset of Planner0.90text

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