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what3words

proprietary geocode system
Thing geographic_coordinate_system Q112478471

Facts

4 properties
Instance of
geographic coordinate system, geocode system, series of creative works, proprietary software[1][2][3]
Copyright license
proprietary license[5]
Copyright status
copyrighted[6]
Developer
What3words Ltd.[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en w3w en what3words
🔖 Identifiers · 5
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
What3Words example.svg ↗
AlternativeTo software ID
what3words
Described at URL
wiki.openstreetmap.org
File Format Wiki page ID
What3words
Quora topic ID
what3words

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
proprietary software, series of creative works
Copyright license 1
proprietary license
← Main subject 1
what3words
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proprietary software

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  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · SlowDialupNarrowband · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url → —
    Instance of → geographic coordinate system, geocode system, series of creative works +1
    Quora topic → —
    Alternativeto software id → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Quora topic ID: what3words"
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