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OpenStep

defunct object-oriented application programming interface specification for a legacy object-oriented operating system
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OpenStep

Summary

OpenStep is an application programming interface[1]. OpenStep ranks in the top 7% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenStep's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[3].
  • OpenStep's instance of is recorded as software library[4].
  • OpenStep's developer is recorded as NeXT[5].
  • OpenStep's developer is recorded as Sun Microsystems[6].
  • OpenStep's programmed in is recorded as Objective-C[7].
  • OpenStep's operating system is recorded as Solaris[8].
  • OpenStep's operating system is recorded as Q486487[9].
  • OpenStep's has use is recorded as application programming interface[10].
  • OpenStep's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • OpenStep's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0dykw[12].
  • OpenStep's official website is recorded as http://www.gnustep.org/resources/OpenStepSpec/OpenStepSpec.html[13].
  • OpenStep's stylized name is recorded as OPENSTEP[14].

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Publication

OpenStep's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].

Why It Matters

OpenStep ranks in the top 7% of application_programming_interface entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).[2] OpenStep has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] OpenStep is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

OpenStep has been cited as an influence by macOS[17], a proprietary operating system[18], founded in 2001[19].

FAQs

Who did OpenStep influence?

OpenStep has been cited as an influence by macOS[17].

Related Entities

application programming interface macOS NeXT Objective-C Sun Microsystems

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.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). OpenStep. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/openstep
MLA “OpenStep.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/openstep.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_openstep_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenStep}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/openstep}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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