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Valgrind

programming tool for memory debugging, memory leak detection, and profiling
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Valgrind

Summary

Valgrind is a programming tool[1]. Valgrind draws 166 Wikipedia views per month (programming_tool category, ranking #7 of 24).[2]

Key Facts

  • Valgrind is the creator of Julian Seward[3].
  • Valgrind's instance of is recorded as programming tool[4].
  • Valgrind's instance of is recorded as memory debugger[5].
  • Valgrind's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Valgrind is named after Valgrind[7].
  • Valgrind's developer is recorded as Julian Seward[8].
  • Valgrind's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 3.0[9].
  • Valgrind's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • Valgrind's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[11].
  • Valgrind's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • Valgrind's operating system is recorded as Solaris[13].
  • Valgrind's operating system is recorded as Android[14].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.10.1[15].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.11.0[16].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.9.0[17].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.12.0[18].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.13.0[19].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.14.0[20].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.15.0[21].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.16.1[22].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.17.0[23].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.0[24].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.18.1[25].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.19.0[26].
  • Valgrind's software version identifier is recorded as 3.20.0[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Valgrind is the creator of Julian Seward[3].

Why It Matters

Valgrind draws 166 Wikipedia views per month (programming_tool category, ranking #7 of 24).[2] Valgrind has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Android free software Julian Seward macOS OpenSlide

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

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  1. 1h ago · Tom Morris · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hu', 'it', 'ja', 'ko', 'pl', '
    Alpine linux package → valgrind
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: valgrind, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/325012339|valgrind (#325012339)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]]"
  2. 11w ago · EthanHawksley · 2026-07-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Valgrind
    Instance of → —
    Operating system → —
    License → —
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P275]]: [[Q10513445]]"
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