Berkeley packet filter

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Berkeley packet filter

Summary

Berkeley packet filter is a bytecode[1]. It draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (bytecode category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Berkeley packet filter is the creator of Van Jacobson[3].
  • Berkeley packet filter's instance of is recorded as bytecode[4].
  • Berkeley packet filter's instance of is recorded as packet filter[5].
  • Berkeley Software Distribution is named after Berkeley packet filter[6].
  • Berkeley packet filter's followed by is recorded as eBPF[7].
  • Berkeley packet filter's operating system is recorded as Berkeley Software Distribution[8].
  • Berkeley packet filter's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[9].
  • Berkeley packet filter's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[10].
  • Berkeley packet filter's operating system is recorded as Linux[11].
  • Berkeley packet filter's operating system is recorded as Tru64 UNIX[12].
  • +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Berkeley packet filter[13].
  • Berkeley packet filter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02ql6jd[14].
  • Berkeley packet filter's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781305104[15].
  • Berkeley packet filter's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as computer-science/berkeley-packet-filter[16].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Berkeley packet filter is the creator of Van Jacobson[3].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Berkeley packet filter's followed by is recorded as eBPF[7].

Why It Matters

Berkeley packet filter draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (bytecode category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . tcpdump.org. tcpdump.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . tcpdump.org. tcpdump.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . tcpdump.org. tcpdump.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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