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SPARQL

Summary

SPARQL is a RDF query language[1]. SPARQL draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (rdf_query_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • SPARQL's instance of is recorded as RDF query language[3].
  • SPARQL's instance of is recorded as communication protocol[4].
  • SPARQL's developer is recorded as Carlos Buil Aranda[5].
  • SPARQL's developer is recorded as Eric G. Prud'hommeaux[6].
  • SPARQL is a type of series[7].
  • SPARQL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[8].
  • SPARQL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1[9].
  • SPARQL's Commons category is recorded as SPARQL[10].
  • January 15, 2008 marks the founding of SPARQL[11].
  • SPARQL began on October 12, 2004[12].
  • SPARQL's has edition or translation is recorded as SPARQL 1.0[13].
  • SPARQL's has edition or translation is recorded as SPARQL 1.1[14].
  • SPARQL's has edition or translation is recorded as SPARQL 1.1 Query Language[15].
  • SPARQL's official website is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/sparql11-query/[16].
  • SPARQL's topic's main category is recorded as Category:SPARQL[17].
  • SPARQL's main subject is Semantic Web[18].
  • SPARQL's main subject is linked data page[19].
  • Q47607 inspired SPARQL[20].
  • SPARQL's described at URL is recorded as https://www.w3.org/TR/sparql11-overview/[21].
  • SPARQL's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SPARQL Protocol and RDF Query Language'}[22].
  • SPARQL's standards body is recorded as World Wide Web Consortium[23].
  • SPARQL's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/sparql[24].
  • SPARQL's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://opendata.stackexchange.com/tags/sparql[25].
  • SPARQL's used by is recorded as Wikidata[26].
  • SPARQL's used by is recorded as SPARQL query service[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include RDF query language[3] and communication protocol[4]. SPARQL is a type of series[7].

Origins

January 15, 2008 marks the founding of SPARQL[11].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include Wikidata[26] and SPARQL query service[27].

Why It Matters

SPARQL draws 229 Wikipedia views per month (rdf_query_language category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] SPARQL has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] SPARQL is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

SPARQL has been cited as an influence by Gremlin[30], a domain-specific language[31], founded in 2009[32] and Shape Expressions[33], a technical standard[34], founded in 2013[35].

FAQs

Who did SPARQL influence?

SPARQL has been cited as an influence by Gremlin[30] and Shape Expressions[33].

Related Entities

Gremlin ontop Ontotext Oxigraph RDF query language Semantic Web SPARQL SPARQL 1.0 SPARQL 1.1 SPARQL 1.1 Query Language SPINACH Wikidata Agent Wikidata Query Service tutorial

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . SPARQL 1.0. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . SPARQL 1.1. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . w3.org. Retrieved . w3.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · TiagoLubiana · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SPARQL'}
    Commons category → SPARQL
    Image → —
    Inspired by → Q47607
    + 71 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14357]]: format_3790, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289758942|SPARQL (#289758942)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7899|EDAM Ontology]] #mix"
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