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Computer programming language developed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E.

Kurtz (b. 1928) at Dartmouth College in the mid 1960s. One of the simplest high-level languages, with commands similar to English, it can be learned with relative ease even by schoolchildren and novice programmers. Since &circa; 1980, BASIC has been popular for use on personal computers.

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