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open source

Summary

open source ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • open source is a type of property[2].
  • open source's described by source is recorded as Dictionnaire des biens communs[3].
  • open source's characteristic of is recorded as public license[4].

Body

Definition and Type

open source is a type of property[2].

Why It Matters

open source ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). open source. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-q3644502
MLA “open source.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-q3644502.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_open-source-q3644502_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{open source}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-q3644502}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): open source — https://4ort.xyz/entity/open-source-q3644502 (retrieved 2026-04-10)

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  1. 13d ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Characteristic of → public license
    Described by source → Dictionnaire des biens communs
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P10283]]: C2985998994, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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