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Windows 2000

personal computer operating system by Microsoft
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Windows 2000

Summary

Windows 2000 is an operating system[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 72 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows 2000's instance of is recorded as operating system[3].
  • Windows 2000's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[4].
  • Microsoft Windows is named after Windows 2000[5].
  • 2000 is named after Windows 2000[6].
  • Windows 2000's based on is recorded as Windows NT 4.0[7].
  • Windows 2000 followed Windows NT 4.0[8].
  • Windows 2000 was followed by Q11248[9].
  • Windows 2000 was followed by Windows Server 2003[10].
  • Windows 2000's manufacturer is recorded as Microsoft[11].
  • Windows 2000's developer is recorded as Microsoft[12].
  • Windows 2000's part of the series is recorded as Q486487[13].
  • Windows 2000's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[14].
  • Windows 2000 is a type of Q486487[15].
  • Windows 2000's software version identifier is recorded as Pre-Release (build 2031)[16].
  • Windows 2000's software version identifier is recorded as SP4 Update Rollup v2[17].
  • Windows 2000's Commons category is recorded as Microsoft Windows 2000[18].
  • Windows 2000's platform is recorded as Q182933[19].
  • Windows 2000's platform is recorded as DEC Alpha[20].
  • Windows 2000's platform is recorded as MIPS architecture[21].
  • Windows 2000's platform is recorded as PowerPC[22].
  • Windows 2000's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[23].
  • Windows 2000 was distributed by CD-ROM[24].
  • Windows 2000's country of origin is recorded as United States[25].
  • December 15, 1999 marks the founding of Windows 2000[26].
  • Windows 2000 was released on February 17, 2000[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include operating system[3] and proprietary software[4]. Windows 2000 is a type of Q486487[15].

Origins

Things named after include Microsoft Windows[5], a proprietary operating system[28], founded in 1985[29] and 2000[6], a century leap year[30]. December 15, 1999 marks the founding of Windows 2000[26].

Why It Matters

Windows 2000 has Wikipedia articles in 72 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . support.microsoft.com. Retrieved . support.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . news.microsoft.com. Retrieved . news.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . news.microsoft.com. news.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Freebase id → /m/085_2
    Different from → Q484892
    Based on → Windows NT 4.0
    Mobygames attribute id → 511
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14532, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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