An Introduction to Information Processing Language V
Expert InsightsPublished 1960
An introduction to Information Processing Language V (IPL-V), a symbol and list-structure manipulating language presently implemented on the IBM 650, 704, and 709. The paper discusses the problem context, in which a series of Information Processing Languages has developed, and the basic concepts incorporated in IPL-V. A complete description of the language can be found in IPL-V. Programmer's Manual.
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- Copyright: RAND Corporation
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- Year: 1960
- Pages: 29
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7249/pubs
- Document Number: P-1929
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Newell, V. A. and F. M. Tonge, An Introduction to Information Processing Language V, RAND Corporation, P-1929, 1960. As of July 10, 2026: https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1929.html
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Newell, V. A. and F. M. Tonge, An Introduction to Information Processing Language V. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1960. https://www.rand.org/pubs/papers/P1929.html.
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