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Metal

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Metal

Summary

Metal is an application programming interface[1]. Metal ranks in the top 2% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Metal's image is recorded as Vainglory Halcyon Fold map.tif[3].
  • Metal's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[4].
  • Metal's logo image is recorded as Apple Metal logo, version 2.svg[5].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as iOS[6].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as macOS[7].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as iPadOS[8].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as tvOS[9].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as watchOS[10].
  • Metal's operating system is recorded as visionOS[11].
  • Metal's has use is recorded as 3D computer graphics[12].
  • Metal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/011l4fgx[13].
  • Metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/metal[14].
  • Metal's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://gamedev.stackexchange.com/tags/metal[15].
  • Metal's uses is recorded as Metal Shading Language[16].

Why It Matters

Metal ranks in the top 2% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (299 views/month).[2] Metal has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17]

Related Entities

3D computer graphics application programming interface iOS iPadOS macOS Metal Shading Language tvOS visionOS watchOS

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.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Metal. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/metal-q18154350
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_metal-q18154350_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Metal}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/metal-q18154350}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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