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OpenSearch

Summary

OpenSearch is a technology[1]. OpenSearch draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (technology category, ranking #81 of 156).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenSearch's instance of is recorded as technology[3].
  • OpenSearch's instance of is recorded as domain application protocol[4].
  • OpenSearch's instance of is recorded as XML-based format[5].
  • OpenSearch's developer is recorded as Amazon[6].
  • OpenSearch's copyright license is recorded as Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International[7].
  • March 15, 2005 marks the founding of OpenSearch[8].
  • OpenSearch's official website is recorded as https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch[9].
  • OpenSearch's media type is recorded as application/opensearchdescription+xml[10].
  • OpenSearch's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch[11].
  • OpenSearch's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include technology[3], domain application protocol[4], and XML-based format[5].

Origins

March 15, 2005 marks the founding of OpenSearch[8].

Why It Matters

OpenSearch draws 161 Wikipedia views per month (technology category, ranking #81 of 156).[2] OpenSearch has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Amazon

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] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). OpenSearch. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/opensearch-q1294021-2
MLA “OpenSearch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/opensearch-q1294021-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_opensearch-q1294021-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenSearch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/opensearch-q1294021-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5d ago · Lillie Morgan · 2026-08-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Copyright status → copyrighted
    License → —
    Copyright license → Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International
    Official website → https://github.com/dewitt/opensearch
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P6216]]: [[Q139041128]]"
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