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jq

Summary

jq is a functional programming language[1].

Key Facts

  • jq's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[2].
  • jq's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[3].
  • jq's instance of is recorded as very high-level programming language[4].
  • jq's developer is recorded as Stephen Dolan[5].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[6].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[7].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5[8].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6[9].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7[10].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[11].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[12].
  • August 21, 2012 marks the founding of jq[13].
  • jq's used by is recorded as jq[14].
  • jq's different from is recorded as jq[15].
  • jq's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[16].
  • jq's programming paradigm is recorded as tacit programming[17].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include functional programming language[2], command-line tool[3], and very high-level programming language[4].

History and Context

August 21, 2012 marks the founding of jq[13].

Related Entities

fq functional programming language very high-level programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . jqlang.github.io. jqlang.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . jqlang.github.io. jqlang.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · ~2026-36874-65 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.8.2"
  2. 16w ago · Aavindraa · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Jq logo.svg
    Software version identifier → 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 +4
    Used by → —
    Rosetta code page id → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: https://jqlang.org/"
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