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PostgreSQL

Summary

PostgreSQL is a relational database management system[1]. PostgreSQL ranks in the top 4% of relational_database_management_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,270 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • PostgreSQL is the creator of Michael Stonebraker[3].
  • PostgreSQL's instance of is recorded as relational database management system[4].
  • PostgreSQL's instance of is recorded as SQL server[5].
  • PostgreSQL's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • PostgreSQL's based on is recorded as POSTGRES[7].
  • PostgreSQL's developer is recorded as PostgreSQL Global Development Group[8].
  • PostgreSQL's developer is recorded as Peter Eisentraut[9].
  • PostgreSQL's developer is recorded as Tom Lane[10].
  • PostgreSQL's developer is recorded as Bruce Momjian[11].
  • PostgreSQL's developer is recorded as Marc Fournier[12].
  • PostgreSQL's copyright license is recorded as PostgreSQL License[13].
  • PostgreSQL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[14].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[15].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[16].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as Linux[17].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as macOS[18].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as Solaris[19].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[20].
  • PostgreSQL's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[21].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 9.3.5[22].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 9.2.9[23].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 9.1.14[24].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.18[25].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 8.4.22[26].
  • PostgreSQL's software version identifier is recorded as 9.4.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

PostgreSQL is the creator of Michael Stonebraker[3].

Cultural Impact

Things named for PostgreSQL include PhpPgAdmin[28], a client[29].

Why It Matters

PostgreSQL ranks in the top 4% of relational_database_management_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,270 views/month).[2] PostgreSQL has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] PostgreSQL is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

PostgreSQL has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[32], a relational database management system[33], founded in 2016[34], headquartered in Sunnyvale[35].

Entities named for PostgreSQL include PhpPgAdmin[28], a client[29].

FAQs

Who did PostgreSQL influence?

PostgreSQL has been cited as an influence by YugabyteDB[32].

Related Entities

AlekSIS Bruce Momjian FChannel FreeBSD free software GeoNature Geotrek Gianni Ciolli Linux Luna Modeler macOS Michael Stonebraker Microsoft Windows Mobilizon Navicat ohm-website OpenBSD openGauss openstreetmap-website Plausible Analytics Pleroma PL/Perl PL/pgSQL PL/Python PL/Tcl Publik Reddit Simon Riggs spatial.IO Tom Lane

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . journaldunet.com. journaldunet.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . postgresql.org. postgresql.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . thread.gmane.org. Retrieved . thread.gmane.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Kweetal nl · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 9.3.5, 9.2.9, 9.1.14 +186
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 18.4"
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