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WebDAV

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WebDAV

Summary

WebDAV is a computer network protocol[1]. WebDAV ranks in the top 9% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,760 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • WebDAV is the creator of Jim Whitehead[3].
  • WebDAV was influenced by HTTP/1.1[4].
  • WebDAV's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol[5].
  • WebDAV is part of Semantic Web[6].
  • WebDAV is part of HTTP[7].
  • WebDAV is part of World Wide Web[8].
  • 1996 marks the founding of WebDAV[9].
  • WebDAV's official website is recorded as http://www.webdav.org[10].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 2518: HTTP Extensions for Distributed Authoring -- WEBDAV[11].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 2291: Requirements for a Distributed Authoring and Versioning Protocol for the World Wide Web[12].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 5689: Extended MKCOL for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)[13].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 4918: HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)[14].

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Authorship and Creation

WebDAV is the creator of Jim Whitehead[3].

Publication

Part of include Semantic Web[6], an information system[15]; HTTP[7], a computer network protocol[16], founded in 1989[17]; and World Wide Web[8], an information system[18].

Why It Matters

WebDAV ranks in the top 9% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,760 views/month).[2] WebDAV has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] WebDAV is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Comander One Jim Whitehead RaiDrive Semantic Web

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [15] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). WebDAV. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/webdav
MLA “WebDAV.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/webdav.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_webdav_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{WebDAV}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/webdav}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Inception → +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Part of → Semantic Web, HTTP, World Wide Web
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007537451005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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