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IRIS GL

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IRIS GL

Summary

IRIS GL is an application programming interface[1]. It draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #59 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • IRIS GL's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[3].
  • IRIS GL's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • IRIS GL's developer is recorded as Silicon Graphics[5].
  • IRIS GL's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[6].
  • IRIS GL's operating system is recorded as IRIX[7].
  • IRIS GL's has use is recorded as 3D computer graphics[8].
  • +1980-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of IRIS GL[9].
  • IRIS GL's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/025t71c[10].
  • IRIS GL's replaced by is recorded as OpenGL[11].
  • IRIS GL's derivative work is recorded as OpenGL[12].
  • IRIS GL's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[13].

Why It Matters

IRIS GL draws 26 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #59 of 120).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

3D computer graphics application programming interface IrisVision IRIX SGI IRIS Silicon Graphics

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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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). IRIS GL. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-gl
MLA “IRIS GL.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-gl.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_iris-gl_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IRIS GL}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-gl}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): IRIS GL — https://4ort.xyz/entity/iris-gl (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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