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twm

Tab Window Manager for the X Window System
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twm

Summary

twm is a window manager[1]. twm draws 1,972 Wikipedia views per month (window_manager category, ranking #2 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • twm's instance of is recorded as window manager[3].
  • twm's instance of is recorded as free software[4].
  • twm's copyright license is recorded as X11 license[5].
  • twm's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[6].
  • twm's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[7].
  • twm's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[8].
  • twm's operating system is recorded as BSD[9].
  • twm's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.9[10].
  • twm's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.10[11].
  • twm's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.11[12].
  • twm's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.12[13].
  • twm's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.13.1[14].
  • twm is used for X window manager[15].
  • twm's Commons category is recorded as Twm[16].
  • 1987 marks the founding of twm[17].
  • twm's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Twm[18].
  • twm's Commons gallery is recorded as Twm[19].
  • twm's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/twm[20].
  • twm's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/twm/-/issues[21].
  • twm's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[22].

Why It Matters

twm draws 1,972 Wikipedia views per month (window_manager category, ranking #2 of 10).[2] twm has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] twm is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

BSD free software Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → Unix-like operating system, Q3251801, BSD
    Programmed in → Q15777
    Instance of → —
    Inception → +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: twm, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325010415|twm (#325010415)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'n'ma"
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