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xz

Summary

xz is a file format[1]. xz has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • xz's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • xz's follows is recorded as .lzma File Format[4].
  • xz's developer is recorded as Igor Pavlov[5].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[6].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[7].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2[8].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.3[9].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.4[10].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[11].
  • xz's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[12].
  • xz's has use is recorded as data compression[13].
  • +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of xz[14].
  • xz's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/063ynsr[15].
  • xz's official website is recorded as https://tukaani.org/xz/format.html[16].
  • xz's described at URL is recorded as https://tukaani.org/xz/xz-file-format.txt[17].
  • xz's media type is recorded as application/x-xz[18].
  • xz's file extension is recorded as xz[19].
  • xz's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/xz[20].
  • xz's different from is recorded as 7z[21].
  • xz's uses is recorded as LZMA2[22].
  • xz's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/155qr0kw[23].
  • xz's PRONOM file format ID is recorded as fmt/1098[24].
  • xz's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as XZ[25].
  • xz's file format identification pattern is recorded as FD377A585A00[26].
  • xz's file format identification pattern is recorded as 595A[27].

Body

Designation and Status

xz's instance of is recorded as file format[3].

History and Context

+2009-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of xz[14].

Why It Matters

xz has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] xz is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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] . tukaani.org. tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . tukaani.org. tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . tukaani.org. tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . tukaani.org. tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . tukaani.org. tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . tukaani.org. Retrieved . tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . xz.tukaani.org. xz.tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . tukaani.org. Retrieved . tukaani.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . TrID. mark0.net. Provenance: 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] . Gary Kessler's File Signature Table. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . PRONOM. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). xz. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/xz
MLA “xz.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/xz.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_xz_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{xz}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/xz}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): xz — https://4ort.xyz/entity/xz (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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