MUMPS
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MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"), or M, is an imperative, high-level programming language with an integrated transaction processing key–value database. It was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital for managing patient medical records and hospital laboratory information systems.
Key facts
- Programming language.name
- MUMPS
- Programming language.paradigm
- Imperative, procedural
- Programming language.designer
- Neil Pappalardo, Curt Marble, Robert A. Greenes
- Programming language.latest_release_version
- ANSI X11.1-1995
- Programming language.typing
- Typeless
- Programming language.influenced_by
- JOSS
- Programming language.influenced
- PSL, Caché ObjectScript, GT.M
- Programming language.operating_system
- Cross-platform
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- inception
- 1966-00-00
- Stack Exchange tag
- stackoverflow.com/tags/mumps
- publication date
- 1966-00-00
- software version identifier
- ANSI X11.1-1995
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- History
- 1960s-1970s - Genesis
- 1980s
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- Name
- Design
- Overview
- Hello, World! example
- Features
- Criticism
- Users
- Implementations
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
MUMPS ("Massachusetts General Hospital Utility Multi-Programming System"), or M, is an imperative, high-level programming language with an integrated transaction processing key–value database. It was originally developed at Massachusetts General Hospital for managing patient medical records and hospital laboratory information systems.
MUMPS technology has since expanded as the predominant database for health information systems and electronic health records in the United States. MUMPS-based information systems, such as Epic Systems, provide health information services for over 78% of patients across the U.S.