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screensaver

computer program that blanks the screen or fills it with moving images
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screensaver

Summary

screensaver is a software category[1]. screensaver draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #27 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • screensaver's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • screensaver is a type of utility software[4].
  • screensaver is a type of software[5].
  • screensaver's Commons category is recorded as Screensavers[6].
  • screensaver's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Screensavers[7].

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Definition and Type

screensaver's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include utility software[4] and software[5].

Why It Matters

screensaver draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #27 of 263).[2] screensaver has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] screensaver is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_screensaver_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{screensaver}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/screensaver}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 6d ago · Matthias M. · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Screensavers
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13616]]: Screensaver, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/199174670|Screensaver (#199174670)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7033|Debian Wiki art"
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