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abandonware

product, typically software, ignored by its owner and manufacturer and for which no support is available
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abandonware

Summary

abandonware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • abandonware is a type of orphan work[2].
  • abandonware is a type of software[3].
  • abandonware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abandonware[4].
  • abandonware's properties for this type is recorded as P4962[5].
  • abandonware's properties for this type is recorded as P12267[6].
  • abandonware's properties for this type is recorded as P12652[7].
  • abandonware's P6009 is recorded as 10396[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include orphan work[2] and software[3].

Why It Matters

abandonware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (765 views/month).[1] abandonware has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] abandonware is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_abandonware_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{abandonware}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/abandonware}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 24d ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Concepts/Abandonware
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Concepts/Abandonware, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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