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Tk

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Summary

Tk is a widget toolkit[1]. Tk draws 2,494 Wikipedia views per month (widget_toolkit category, ranking #7 of 35).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tk's instance of is recorded as widget toolkit[3].
  • Tk's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • Tk's developer is recorded as John Ousterhout[5].
  • Tk's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[6].
  • Tk's programmed in is recorded as C[7].
  • Tk's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[8].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.4[9].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.6[10].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.8[11].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.9[12].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.10[13].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.11[14].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.12[15].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.13[16].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6.14[17].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 8.6,15[18].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.0[19].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.1[20].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.2[21].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.3[22].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.0.4[23].
  • Tk's software version identifier is recorded as 9.1.0[24].
  • Tk is used for widget toolkit[25].
  • Tk was released on 1991[26].
  • Tk's official website is recorded as http://www.tcl.tk/[27].

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Publication

Tk was published on 1991[26].

Why It Matters

Tk draws 2,494 Wikipedia views per month (widget_toolkit category, ranking #7 of 35).[2] Tk has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Tk is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Coccinella cross-platform Elmer FEM solver free software John Ousterhout srcinst TiMidity++

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . tcl.tk. Retrieved . tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . tcl.tk. Retrieved . tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . tcl.tk. Retrieved . tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . sourceforge.net. sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . sourceforge.net. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . tcl.tk. tcl.tk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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. 15d ago · DevStik · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'ja', 'ko', 'ms', 'nl', 'no', 'pl', '
    Software version identifier → 8.6.4, 8.6.6, 8.6.8 +13
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 9.1.0"
  2. 16w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    License → —
    Instance of → —
    Programmed in → C
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Software version identifier: 9.0.2"
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