WHOIS

Summary

WHOIS is a computer network protocol^[1]. WHOIS draws 389 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #46 of 317).^[2]

Key Facts

• WHOIS's image is recorded as Whois Mushoku Tensei screenshot.png^[3].
• WHOIS's instance of is recorded as computer network protocol^[4].
• WHOIS's instance of is recorded as command^[5].
• WHOIS's instance of is recorded as Wikidata item for a source that does not imply notability^[6].
• WHOIS's Commons category is recorded as Whois^[7].
• WHOIS's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwnng^[8].
• WHOIS's described by source is recorded as RFC 3912: WHOIS Protocol Specification^[9].
• WHOIS's described by source is recorded as RFC 812: NICNAME/WHOIS^[10].
• WHOIS's described by source is recorded as RFC 954: NICNAME/WHOIS^[11].
• WHOIS's replaced by is recorded as Registration Data Access Protocol^[12].
• WHOIS's port is recorded as {'amount': '+43'}^[13].
• WHOIS's port is recorded as {'amount': '+43'}^[14].
• WHOIS's Quora topic ID is recorded as Whois^[15].
• WHOIS's Debian stable package is recorded as whois^[16].
• WHOIS's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19720193^[17].
• WHOIS's TDKIV term ID is recorded as 000000685^[18].
• WHOIS's OSI Model layer location is recorded as application layer^[19].
• WHOIS's IANA service name is recorded as nicname^[20].
• WHOIS's ICANNWiki page ID is recorded as Whois^[21].
• WHOIS's Vikidia article ID is recorded as fr:Whois^[22].
• WHOIS's FOLDOC ID is recorded as whois^[23].
• WHOIS's TDKIV Wikibase ID is recorded as Fiji^[24].

Why It Matters

WHOIS draws 389 Wikipedia views per month (computer_network_protocol category, ranking #46 of 317).^[2] WHOIS has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]