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Name Service Switch

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Name Service Switch

Summary

Name Service Switch is a directory service[1]. It draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (directory_service category, ranking #2 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • Name Service Switch's instance of is recorded as directory service[3].
  • Name Service Switch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0671s3[4].
  • Name Service Switch's man page is recorded as nss.5[5].

Why It Matters

Name Service Switch draws 52 Wikipedia views per month (directory_service category, ranking #2 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Name Service Switch. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/name-service-switch
MLA “Name Service Switch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/name-service-switch.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_name-service-switch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Name Service Switch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/name-service-switch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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