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'''Factor''' is a [[concatenative programming language]] designed and implemented by [[Slava Pestov]]. Factor's main influences are [[Joy programming language|Joy]], [[Forth programming language|Forth]], and [[Lisp programming language|Lisp]], with minor influence from [[Self programming language|Self]].

Like other concatenative languages, Factor has a [[reverse Polish notation|postfix]] syntax, meaning that you write the arguments of a function before the function name. As an example, [[Hello world]] in Factor is

"Hello world" print