This dimension groups programming languages by the ACM subject area they fall under. Wikipedia notes the ACM Computing Classification System "is a subject classification system for computing devised by the Association for Computing Machinery," and programming language theory is one of its recognized areas. Browsing this way collects every language classified under the same ACM area.
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1. Wikipedia: PL/I
WikipediaPL/I, Naming history sectionQuote, PL/I, Naming history section
This acronym conflicted with that of the UK's National Physical Laboratory and was replaced briefly by MPPL (MultiPurpose Programming Language) and, in 1965, with PL/I (with a Roman numeral "I").
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