It was inspired by, and is mostly compatible with, the statistical language S developed by AT&T. The name S, obviously standing for statis- tics, was an allusion to another programming language developed at AT&T with a one-letter name, C. S later was sold to a small firm, which added a GUI interface and named the result S-Plus.
Waxaa loo waxyooday, oo badanaaba waafaqsan, luqadda tirakoobka S ee ay soo saartay AT & T. Magaca S, oo si cad u taagay static-kumbuyuutar, waxay ahayd arrin ku saabsan luqad kale oo barnaamijka AT & T oo magac leh hal xaraf ah, C. S ka dib waxaa lagu iibiyey shirkad yar, kaas oo ku daray interface GUI oo lagu magacaabo natiijada S- Plus.