adware

software that automatically adds unwanted advertisements to a user interface
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adware

Summary

adware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • adware's subclass of is recorded as freeware[2].
  • adware's subclass of is recorded as malware[3].
  • adware's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0_ps[4].
  • adware's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Adware[5].
  • adware's PSH ID is recorded as 12343[6].
  • adware's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1460080[7].
  • adware's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0281651[8].
  • adware's NE.se ID is recorded as adware[9].
  • adware's Quora topic ID is recorded as Adware[10].
  • adware's Treccani Vocabulary ID is recorded as adware[11].
  • adware's P6009 is recorded as 4215[12].
  • adware's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 84654996[13].
  • adware's KBpedia ID is recorded as Adware[14].
  • adware's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 애드웨어[15].
  • adware's Treccani's Lessico del XXI Secolo ID is recorded as adware[16].
  • adware's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as adware[17].
  • adware's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Adware[18].

Why It Matters

adware ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (196 views/month).[1] adware has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] adware is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . Q112756861. wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). adware. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware
MLA “adware.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_adware_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{adware}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/adware}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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