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Elk Cloner

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Elk Cloner
Richard Skrenta · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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Elk Cloner

Summary

Elk Cloner is a computer virus[1]. It draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (computer_virus category, ranking #5 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Elk Cloner's image is recorded as Elk Cloner poem.png[3].
  • Elk Cloner's instance of is recorded as computer virus[4].
  • Elk Cloner's subclass of is recorded as Apple II series[5].
  • Elk Cloner's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02crnn[6].
  • Elk Cloner's programmer is recorded as Rich Skrenta[7].

Why It Matters

Elk Cloner draws 74 Wikipedia views per month (computer_virus category, ranking #5 of 24).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Apple II series Rich Skrenta

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Elk Cloner. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/elk-cloner
MLA “Elk Cloner.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/elk-cloner.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_elk-cloner_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Elk Cloner}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/elk-cloner}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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