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desktop metaphor

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desktop metaphor

Summary

desktop metaphor is a software feature[1]. It draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (software_feature category, ranking #28 of 97).[2]

Key Facts

  • desktop metaphor is credited with the discovery of Alan Kay[3].
  • desktop metaphor's image is recorded as Desktop icons for Xerox Star 8010.jpg[4].
  • desktop metaphor's image is recorded as Writing desk.jpg[5].
  • desktop metaphor's instance of is recorded as software feature[6].
  • desktop metaphor's Commons category is recorded as Desktop[7].
  • desktop metaphor's start time is recorded as +1970-00-00T00:00:00Z[8].
  • desktop metaphor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01yzbk[9].
  • desktop metaphor's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as desktop-metaphor[10].
  • desktop metaphor's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 181626233[11].

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Works and Contributions

desktop metaphor is credited with the discovery of Alan Kay[3].

Why It Matters

desktop metaphor draws 182 Wikipedia views per month (software_feature category, ranking #28 of 97).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

Alan Kay

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). desktop metaphor. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/desktop-metaphor
MLA “desktop metaphor.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/desktop-metaphor.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_desktop-metaphor_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{desktop metaphor}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/desktop-metaphor}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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