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Nix

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Nix

Summary

Nix is a programming language[1].

Key Facts

  • Nix's instance of is recorded as programming language[2].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[3].
  • Nix's instance of is recorded as domain-specific language[4].
  • Nix's designed by is recorded as Eelco Dolstra[5].
  • +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nix[6].
  • Nix's media type is recorded as text/x-nix[7].
  • Nix's file extension is recorded as nix[8].
  • Nix's different from is recorded as Nix[9].
  • Nix's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[10].
  • Nix's programming paradigm is recorded as declarative programming[11].
  • Nix's programming paradigm is recorded as purely functional programming[12].
  • Nix's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing[13].
  • Nix's official wiki URL is recorded as https://wiki.nixos.org/wiki/NixOS_Wiki[14].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[2], functional programming language[3], and domain-specific language[4].

History and Context

+2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Nix[6].

Related Entities

functional programming language programming language

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Nix. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/nix
MLA “Nix.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/nix.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_nix_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Nix}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/nix}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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