<s>
MapBasic	B-Application
is	O
a	O
programming	O
language	O
for	O
creation	O
of	O
additional	O
tools	O
and	O
functionality	O
for	O
the	O
MapInfo	B-Application
Professional	I-Application
geographical	B-Application
information	I-Application
system	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapBasic	B-Application
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
BASIC	B-Language
family	O
of	O
programming	O
languages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MapBasic	B-Application
also	O
allows	O
programmers	O
to	O
develop	O
software	O
in	O
popular	O
programming	O
languages	O
such	O
as	O
C	O
,	O
C++	O
and	O
Visual	O
Basic	B-Language
and	O
use	O
these	O
with	O
the	O
MapInfo	B-Application
Professional	I-Application
GIS	B-Application
to	O
create	O
geographically	O
based	O
software	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
electronic	O
mapping	O
.	O
</s>
