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sticky bit

user ownership access right flag that can be assigned to files and directories on Unix-like systems
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sticky bit

Summary

sticky bit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • prioritization is named after sticky bit[2].
  • sticky bit's subclass of is recorded as flag[3].
  • sticky bit's has use is recorded as filesystem permissions[4].
  • sticky bit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/062mhc[5].
  • sticky bit's facet of is recorded as Unix file permissions[6].
  • sticky bit's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 96522627[7].
  • sticky bit's FOLDOC ID is recorded as sticky+bit[8].

Why It Matters

sticky bit ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). sticky bit. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/sticky-bit
MLA “sticky bit.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/sticky-bit.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sticky-bit_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{sticky bit}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sticky-bit}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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