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Comprehensive TeX Archive Network

Summary

Comprehensive TeX Archive Network is a software repository[1]. It draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (software_repository category, ranking #4 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's instance of is recorded as software repository[3].
  • +1992-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Comprehensive TeX Archive Network[4].
  • Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/019p4x[5].
  • Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's official website is recorded as https://ctan.org[6].
  • Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's main Wikidata property is recorded as P8709[7].
  • Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's domain name is recorded as ctan.org[8].

Body

Designation and Status

Comprehensive TeX Archive Network's instance of is recorded as software repository[3].

History and Context

+1992-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Comprehensive TeX Archive Network[4].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Comprehensive TeX Archive Network include CPAN[9], a software repository[10], founded in 1995[11] and Comprehensive R Archive Network[12], a website[13].

Why It Matters

Comprehensive TeX Archive Network draws 12 Wikipedia views per month (software_repository category, ranking #4 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include CPAN[9], a software repository[10], founded in 1995[11] and Comprehensive R Archive Network[12], a website[13].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . ctan.org. ctan.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . domains.wikibase.cloud. Retrieved . domains.wikibase.cloud. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Comprehensive TeX Archive Network. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/comprehensive-tex-archive-network
MLA “Comprehensive TeX Archive Network.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/comprehensive-tex-archive-network.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_comprehensive-tex-archive-network_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Comprehensive TeX Archive Network}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/comprehensive-tex-archive-network}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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