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software extension

file containing programming that serves to extend the capabilities of or data available to a more basic program
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software extension

Summary

software extension is a software category[1]. It draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #143 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • software extension's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • software extension's subclass of is recorded as software component[4].
  • software extension's subclass of is recorded as computer program[5].
  • software extension's subclass of is recorded as extension[6].
  • software extension's part of is recorded as software[7].
  • software extension's said to be the same as is recorded as plug-in[8].
  • software extension's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01shdj[9].
  • software extension's different from is recorded as plug-in[10].
  • software extension's different from is recorded as programming language extension[11].

Why It Matters

software extension draws 17 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #143 of 263).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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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.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_software-extension_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{software extension}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/software-extension}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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