WebDAV

Extension of HTTP allowing for collaborative editing
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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 (471 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's GND ID is recorded as 4812934-3[6].
  • WebDAV's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2003001415[7].
  • WebDAV's part of is recorded as Semantic Web[8].
  • WebDAV's part of is recorded as HTTP[9].
  • WebDAV's part of is recorded as World Wide Web[10].
  • +1996-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of WebDAV[11].
  • WebDAV's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/018j_f[12].
  • WebDAV's official website is recorded as http://www.webdav.org[13].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 2518: HTTP Extensions for Distributed Authoring -- WEBDAV[14].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 2291: Requirements for a Distributed Authoring and Versioning Protocol for the World Wide Web[15].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 5689: Extended MKCOL for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)[16].
  • WebDAV's described by source is recorded as RFC 4918: HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV)[17].
  • WebDAV's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as dav[18].
  • WebDAV's Uniform Resource Identifier Scheme is recorded as opaquelocktoken[19].
  • WebDAV's Fandom article ID is recorded as apple:WebDAV[20].
  • WebDAV's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2776015121[21].
  • WebDAV's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007537451005171[22].
  • WebDAV's ArchWiki article is recorded as WebDAV[23].
  • WebDAV's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/49e47661-c988-4218-aa34-0ad1e46f1566[24].

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Authorship and Creation

WebDAV is the creator of Jim Whitehead[3].

Publication

Part of include Semantic Web[8], an information system[25]; HTTP[9], a computer network protocol[26], founded in 1989[27]; and World Wide Web[10], an information system[28].

Why It Matters

WebDAV ranks in the top 9% of computer_network_protocol entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (471 views/month).[2] WebDAV has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] WebDAV is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . RFC 4918: HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RFC 4918: HTTP Extensions for Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning (WebDAV). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] . 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. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . 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}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): WebDAV — https://4ort.xyz/entity/webdav (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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