Sparse

static analysis tool for the Linux kernel
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Sparse

Summary

Sparse is a free software[1]. Sparse ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sparse's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Sparse's developer is recorded as Linus Torvalds[4].
  • Sparse's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[5].
  • Sparse's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • Sparse's operating system is recorded as Linux[7].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4.4.[8].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.0[9].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.1[10].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5.2[11].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.0[12].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.1[13].
  • Sparse's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6.2[14].
  • Sparse's has use is recorded as static program analysis[15].
  • +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sparse[16].
  • Sparse's publication date is recorded as +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Sparse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p3bs5[18].
  • Sparse's official website is recorded as https://sparse.docs.kernel.org[19].
  • Sparse's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/devel/sparse/sparse.git[20].
  • Sparse's Open Hub ID is recorded as sparse[21].
  • Sparse's Fedora package is recorded as sparse[22].
  • Sparse's Gentoo package is recorded as sys-devel/sparse[23].
  • Sparse's AUR package is recorded as sparse[24].
  • Sparse's AUR package is recorded as sparse-git[25].
  • Sparse's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[26].
  • Sparse's Repology project name is recorded as sparse[27].

Body

Publication

Sparse's publication date is recorded as +2003-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].

Why It Matters

Sparse ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (39 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . linuxjournal.com. linuxjournal.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . git.kernel.org. git.kernel.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . marc.info. marc.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . lwn.net. lwn.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . lwn.net. lwn.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Open Hub. Retrieved . gitweb.gentoo.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Sparse. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sparse
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