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Free Lossless Audio Codec

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Summary

Free Lossless Audio Codec is an audio codec[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of audio_codec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,641 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's instance of is recorded as audio codec[3].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's instance of is recorded as audio file format[5].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's instance of is recorded as lossless audio coding format[6].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's developer is recorded as Xiph.Org Foundation[7].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License[8].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[9].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's copyright license is recorded as GNU Library General Public License, version 2.0[10].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's copyright license is recorded as GNU Free Documentation License, version 1.2[11].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's programmed in is recorded as C[12].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[13].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[14].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4[15].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.2[16].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.3[17].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.4[18].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[19].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[20].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.2[21].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.3[22].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.0[23].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's Commons category is recorded as Free Lossless Audio Codec[24].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec comprises Master Quality Authenticated[25].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec was published on July 20, 2001[26].
  • Free Lossless Audio Codec's official website is recorded as https://xiph.org/flac[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include audio codec[3], free software[4], audio file format[5], and lossless audio coding format[6].

Use and Application

Free Lossless Audio Codec comprises Master Quality Authenticated[25].

Why It Matters

Free Lossless Audio Codec ranks in the top 5% of audio_codec entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,641 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → flac
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Alpine linux package: flac, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324943272|flac (#324943272)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
  2. 8w ago · BoneheadElsewhere · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → audio codec, free software, audio file format +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Instance of: lossless audio coding format"
  3. 18w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Writable file format → Free Lossless Audio Codec, Waveform Audio File Format, Sony Wave64 +2
    Different from → Free Lossless Audio Codec
    Publication date → +2001-07-20T00:00:00Z
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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