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The Modula [[programming language]] is a descendent of the [[Pascal (programming language)|Pascal programming language]], developed by the same Pascal designer [[Niklaus Wirth]] in Switzerland in the late 1970s. The main innovation of Modula over Pascal is a [[Modularity (programming)|module system]], used for grouping sets of related declarations into program units; hence the name '''Modula'''.
Modula was never released, and its development was discontinued after its publication; Wirth then concentrated his efforts on Modula's successor: [[Modula-2]]. Strictly speaking, Wirth never released Modula, but a compiler from The University of York, UK, was released.
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