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[[File:Niklaus Wirth.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Prof. Niklaus Wirth.]]  

[[File:Niklaus Wirth.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Prof. Niklaus Wirth.]]  

'''Pascal''' is a [[computer]] [[programming]] [[language]] created by Prof. Niklaus Wirth, and published in 1970. It became widely popular with the release of Borland's [[Turbo Pascal]], an integrated editor and compiler for Pascal on [[MSDOS]], in 1981. Pascal was eventually made an ISO standard (ISO 7185).

'''Pascal''' is a [[computer]] [[programming language]] created by Prof. Niklaus Wirth, and published in 1970. It became widely popular with the release of Borland's [[Turbo Pascal]], an integrated editor and compiler for Pascal on [[MS DOS]], in 1981. Pascal was eventually made an ISO standard (ISO 7185).

== Description ==

== Description ==

Pascal uses a series of ''statements'', which, like [[BASIC]], are English-like words.

Pascal uses a series of ''statements'', which, like [[BASIC (programming language)|BASIC]], are English-like words.

Statements can wrap onto multiple lines, and each statement is terminated by a semi-colon or the reserved word '''end'''.

Statements can wrap onto multiple lines, and each statement is terminated by a semi-colon or the reserved word '''end'''.