software

non-tangible executable component of a computer
class product_category Q7397
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Summary

software is a product category[1]. software ranks in the top 1% of product category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26,089 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: type of tool[3]
  • Subclass of: creative work[4], written work[5], means[6], product[7]
  • Part of: computer[8], electronic design automation[9]
  • Commons category: Software[10]
  • Opposite of: computer hardware[11]
  • Has part(s): computer program[12], data[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Software[14]
  • Commons gallery: Software[15]
  • Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Software[16]
  • Topic has template: Template:Infobox software[17]
  • Has characteristic: software category[18], software quality[19], source code[20], software feature[21], software architecture[22], software testability[23]
  • Main Wikidata property: P2749[24]
  • Equivalent class: http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Software[25], http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software[26], https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Software[27], https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#Software[28]
  • Different from: Software[29], firmware[30]
  • Properties for this type: P178[31], P571[32], P275[33], P348[34], P1324[35], P856[36], P2078[37], P408[38], P1547[39], P1072[40], P1073[41], P1414[42], P306[43], P400[44]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for software include Framasoft[45], a publishing house[46], in France[47], founded in 2001[48], headquartered in Lyon[49] and PKWARE[50], a business[51], in United States[52], founded in 1986[53], headquartered in Glendale[54].

Why It Matters

software has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] software is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for software include Framasoft[45], a publishing house[46], in France[47], founded in 2001[48], headquartered in Lyon[49] and PKWARE[50], a business[51], in United States[52], founded in 1986[53], headquartered in Glendale[54].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Suggested Upper Merged Ontology. wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Q141624432. wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [49] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [51] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [52] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [53] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [54] ↑ . 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. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Software, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software, https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://www.webkb.org/doc/RDF/phOntology.rdfs#Software"
  2. 13d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gemet id → 7842
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'als', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'ba', 'bat_smg', 'be
    Sitelink count → 172
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Gemet id: 7842, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/152602862|software (#152602862)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5959|GEMET ID]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → creative work, written work, means +1
    Equivalent class → http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Software, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software, https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Equivalent class: https://sigma.ontologyportal.org/sigma/OWL.jsp?kb=SUMO&flang=OWL&term=Software"
  4. 21d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → creative work, written work, means +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Subclass of: Q141159005"
  5. 21d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Gsso id → 003575
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Gsso id: 003575"
  6. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → computer-software
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: computer-software, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916925|computer software (#289916925)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  7. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000515-software
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0000515-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  8. 18w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → software, computer+program, program
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Foldoc id: computer+program, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
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