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Makefile

file containing a set of directives used with the make build automation tool
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Makefile

Summary

Makefile is a file format[1]. Makefile ranks in the top 7% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Makefile's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • Makefile's has use is recorded as make[4].
  • Makefile's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011vm8b_[5].
  • Makefile's media type is recorded as text/x-makefile[6].
  • Makefile's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Makefile[7].
  • Makefile's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19640829[8].
  • Makefile's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["FileFormat", "MK-1"][9].
  • Makefile's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["FileFormat", "MAK-1"][10].
  • Makefile's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2777721001[11].

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Designation and Status

Makefile's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

Why It Matters

Makefile ranks in the top 7% of file_format entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[2] Makefile has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12]

Related Entities

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References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: 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.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Makefile. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/makefile
MLA “Makefile.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/makefile.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_makefile_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Makefile}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/makefile}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Makefile — https://4ort.xyz/entity/makefile (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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