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ns-3

Summary

ns-3 is a network simulator[1]. ns-3 draws 627 Wikipedia views per month (network_simulator category, ranking #3 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • ns-3's instance of is recorded as network simulator[3].
  • ns-3's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • ns-3's instance of is recorded as science project[5].
  • ns-3's instance of is recorded as educational software[6].
  • ns-3 is associated with the free software movement movement[7].
  • ns-3's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • ns-3's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[9].
  • ns-3's programmed in is recorded as Python[10].
  • ns-3's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • ns-3's operating system is recorded as BSD[12].
  • ns-3's operating system is recorded as macOS[13].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20[14].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.21[15].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.22[16].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.26[17].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.27[18].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28.1[19].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.29[20].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.30[21].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.30.1[22].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.31[23].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.32[24].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.28[25].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.33[26].
  • ns-3's software version identifier is recorded as 3.34[27].

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Subject and Themes

ns-3 is associated with the free software movement movement[7].

Why It Matters

ns-3 draws 627 Wikipedia views per month (network_simulator category, ranking #3 of 3).[2] ns-3 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ns-3 is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD C++ free software Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory macOS Python

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · Jarvum · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.20, 3.21, 3.22 +26
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 3.47"
  2. 13w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → Q2407, Python
    Source code repository url → https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev.git, http://code.nsnam.org/ns-3-dev, https://code.nsnam.org/index.cgi/ns-3-dev
    Official website → https://www.nsnam.org/, https://gitlab.com/nsnam/ns-3-dev
    Movement → free software movement
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-update:1| */ [[Property:P548]]: [[Q7208288]], разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect [[Q48028851]] → [[Q7208288]] ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/KrBotResolvingRedirect/Q48028851_"
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