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xterm

basic terminal emulator for the X Window system
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xterm

Summary

xterm is a free and open-source software[1]. xterm draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #26 of 170).[2]

Key Facts

  • xterm's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[3].
  • xterm's instance of is recorded as terminal emulator[4].
  • xterm's instance of is recorded as X11 application[5].
  • xterm's developer is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey[6].
  • xterm's copyright license is recorded as X11 license[7].
  • xterm's copyright license is recorded as Historical Permission Notice and Disclaimer[8].
  • xterm's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • xterm's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • xterm's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • xterm's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 1[13].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 2[14].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 3[15].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 4[16].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 5[17].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 6[18].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 7[19].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 8[20].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 9[21].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 10[22].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 11[23].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 12[24].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 13[25].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 14[26].
  • xterm's software version identifier is recorded as 15[27].

Why It Matters

xterm draws 340 Wikipedia views per month (free_and_open_source_software category, ranking #26 of 170).[2] xterm has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

BSD Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . openhub.net. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . invisible-island.net. Retrieved . invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · ~2026-33567-26 · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Derivative work → rxvt
    Source code repository url → https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/xterm/, https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots, ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/xterm/
    Developer → Thomas E. Dickey
    Official website → https://invisible-island.net/xterm/, https://invisible-mirror.net/xterm/
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1324]]: https://github.com/ThomasDickey/xterm-snapshots"
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