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LLVM

Summary

LLVM is a compiler[1]. LLVM ranks in the top 3% of compiler entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,377 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • LLVM's instance of is recorded as compiler[3].
  • LLVM's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • LLVM's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[5].
  • LLVM's instance of is recorded as open source[6].
  • LLVM's instance of is recorded as optimizing compiler[7].
  • LLVM's developer is recorded as Chris Lattner[8].
  • LLVM's developer is recorded as Craig Topper[9].
  • LLVM's developer is recorded as Simon Pilgrim[10].
  • LLVM's copyright license is recorded as University of Illinois/NCSA Open Source License[11].
  • LLVM's copyright license is recorded as Apache License v2.0 with LLVM Exceptions[12].
  • LLVM's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • LLVM's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • LLVM's programmed in is recorded as assembly language[15].
  • LLVM's designed by is recorded as Vikram Adve[16].
  • LLVM's designed by is recorded as Chris Lattner[17].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[18].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as Q34225[19].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[20].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[21].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as Linux[22].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as MINIX 3[23].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[24].
  • LLVM's operating system is recorded as illumos[25].
  • LLVM's software version identifier is recorded as 3.7[26].
  • LLVM's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.1[27].

Why It Matters

LLVM ranks in the top 3% of compiler entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,377 views/month).[2] LLVM has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] LLVM is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

assembly language Blender C++ Chris Lattner cross-platform _FORTIFY_SOURCE FreeBSD free software Julia Linux Microsoft Windows MINIX 3 OpenBSD Zig

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] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . llvm.org. Retrieved . llvm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . llvm.org. llvm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lists.llvm.org. lists.llvm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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. 1d ago · ~2026-30033-74 · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.7, 3.8.1, 3.9.0 +89
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 22.1.6"
  2. 15d ago · ~2026-13416-99 · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://llvm.org
    Inception → +2003-10-24T00:00:00Z
    Software version identifier → 3.7, 3.8.1, 3.9.0 +89
    Designed by → —
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 22.1.5"
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