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National Science Foundation Network

Summary

National Science Foundation Network is a computer network[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of computer_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • National Science Foundation Network's instance of is recorded as computer network[3].
  • National Science Foundation Network's instance of is recorded as internet backbone[4].
  • National Science Foundation Network is operated by Merit Network[5].
  • National Science Foundation Network's Commons category is recorded as National Science Foundation Network[6].
  • 1985 marks the founding of National Science Foundation Network[7].
  • National Science Foundation Network was dissolved in April 30, 1995[8].
  • National Science Foundation Network's official website is recorded as http://www.nsf.gov/about/history/nsf0050/internet/launch.htm[9].
  • National Science Foundation Network's sponsor is recorded as National Science Foundation[10].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include computer network[3] and internet backbone[4].

Origins

1985 marks the founding of National Science Foundation Network[7].

Why It Matters

National Science Foundation Network ranks in the top 9% of computer_network entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (444 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

Hans-Werner Braun National Science Foundation

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1995-04-30T00:00:00Z
    Operator → —
    Inception → +1985-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → computer network, internet backbone
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539433605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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