device mapper

software framework provided by the Linux kernel for mapping physical block devices onto higher-level virtual block devices
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device mapper

Summary

device mapper is a software framework[1]. It draws 82 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #30 of 94).[2]

Key Facts

  • device mapper's instance of is recorded as software framework[3].
  • device mapper's instance of is recorded as operating system component[4].
  • device mapper's part of is recorded as Linux kernel[5].
  • device mapper's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07pnp8[6].
  • device mapper's official website is recorded as https://www.sourceware.org/dm/[7].
  • device mapper's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Device mapper[8].
  • device mapper's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/device-mapper[9].
  • device mapper's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2775910856[10].
  • device mapper's Gentoo Wiki article is recorded as Device-mapper[11].

Body

Publication

device mapper's part of is recorded as Linux kernel[5].

Why It Matters

device mapper draws 82 Wikipedia views per month (software_framework category, ranking #30 of 94).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . 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). device mapper. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/device-mapper
MLA “device mapper.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/device-mapper.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_device-mapper_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{device mapper}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/device-mapper}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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