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R software is [[Open source|open-source]] and [[free software]]. The language is a [[GNU Project]] and is distributed under the [[GNU General Public License]].<ref name="gnugpl">{{Cite web |title=R - Free Software Directory |url=https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/R#tab=Details |access-date=2024-01-26 |website=directory.fsf.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=R: What is R? |url=https://www.r-project.org/about.html |access-date=2025-05-10 |website=www.r-project.org}}</ref> R is implemented primarily in [[C (programming language)|C]], [[Fortran]], and [[Self-hosting (compilers)|R itself]]. [[Preprocessor|Precompiled]] [[executable]]s are available for the major [[operating system]]s (including [[Linux]], [[MacOS]], and [[Microsoft Windows]]).
As an [[interpreted language]], R has a native [[command line interface]].
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