STL

file format used by CAD software and 3D printers
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STL is a file format. [1]

STL

Summary

STL is a file format[1]. STL has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • STL's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • STL's developer is recorded as 3D Systems[4].
  • STL is used for 3D computer graphics[5].
  • STL's Commons category is recorded as STL file format[6].
  • 1987 marks the founding of STL[7].
  • STL's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fabbers.com/tech/STL_Format[8].
  • STL's described at URL is recorded as http://paulbourke.net/dataformats/stl/[9].
  • STL's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/synalysis/Grammars/master/stl.grammar[10].
  • STL's described at URL is recorded as https://www.sweetscape.com/010editor/repository/files/STL.bt[11].
  • STL's described at URL is recorded as https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_formats/master/media/stl.ksy[12].
  • STL's media type is recorded as application/sla[13].
  • STL's media type is recorded as model/stl[14].
  • STL's file extension is recorded as stl[15].
  • STL's exact match is recorded as http://rs.tdwg.org/format/values/m055[16].
  • STL's file format identification pattern is recorded as 736F6C6964[17].

Body

Designation and Status

STL's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

History and Context

1987 marks the founding of STL[7].

Why It Matters

STL has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] STL is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Retrieved . guides.archaeologydataservice.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . reference.wolfram.com. reference.wolfram.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . iana.org. Retrieved . iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Controlled Vocabulary for Dublin Core format. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Gary Kessler's File Signature Table. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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