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lossless compression library
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zlib

Summary

zlib is a software library[1]. zlib ranks in the top 2% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • zlib's instance of is recorded as software library[3].
  • zlib's instance of is recorded as compression software[4].
  • zlib's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • zlib's developer is recorded as Mark Adler[6].
  • zlib's developer is recorded as Jean-Loup Gailly[7].
  • zlib's copyright license is recorded as zlib License[8].
  • zlib's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • zlib's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.11[11].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8[12].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.9[13].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.71[14].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.79[15].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.91[16].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.92[17].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.93[18].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.94[19].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.95[20].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 0.99[21].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.1[22].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.2[23].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.4[24].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.5[25].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.7[26].
  • zlib's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.8[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include software library[3], compression software[4], and free software[5].

Why It Matters

zlib ranks in the top 2% of software_library entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,889 views/month).[2] zlib has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

cross-platform free software Jean-Loup Gailly libmng Mark Adler OpenSlide Scan Tailor Universal zlib-ng

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] ↑ . zlib.net. Retrieved . zlib.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . zlib.net. Retrieved . zlib.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . zlib.net. Retrieved . zlib.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . libpng.org. Retrieved . libpng.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. 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 · Haidergood · 2026-06-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Mark Adler, Jean-Loup Gailly
    Part of → —
    Official website → https://zlib.net/, http://zlib.net/
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