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The B language was a simplified version of?

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The B language, designed by Ken Thompson in the 1970s, served as a simplified version of BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language). Notably, B served as a predecessor to the popular C programming language, which inherited several concepts and features from its predecessor.
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