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Jargon File

Summary

Jargon File is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jargon File's instance of is recorded as literary work[3].
  • Jargon File's language of work or name is recorded as English[4].
  • Jargon File's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04336[5].
  • Jargon File's official website is recorded as http://www.catb.org/~esr/jargon/[6].
  • Jargon File's work available at URL is recorded as http://catb.org/jargon/[7].
  • Jargon File's facet of is recorded as MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory[8].
  • Jargon File's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 38[9].
  • Jargon File's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 817[10].
  • Jargon File's Project Gutenberg ebook ID is recorded as 3008[11].

Why It Matters

Jargon File ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (163 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Related Entities

literary work MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. 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). Jargon File. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/jargon-file
MLA “Jargon File.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/jargon-file.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_jargon-file_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Jargon File}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/jargon-file}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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