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Apache Avro

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Apache Avro

Summary

Apache Avro is a free software[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache Avro's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Apache Avro's instance of is recorded as data serialization format[4].
  • Apache Avro's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[5].
  • Apache Avro's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[6].
  • Apache Avro's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Java[8].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[10].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q2370[11].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as PHP[12].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Python[13].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q161053[14].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[15].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q42478[16].
  • Apache Avro's programmed in is recorded as Q575650[17].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.2[18].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0.0[19].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1.0[20].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.2.0[21].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.0[22].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.1[23].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.2[24].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3.3[25].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.0[26].
  • Apache Avro's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4.1[27].

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Founding

January 11, 2011 marks the founding of Apache Avro[28].

Why It Matters

Apache Avro ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (639 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

C++ free software Java JavaScript PHP Python Rust

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] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . projects.apache.org. projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . projects.apache.org. projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . projects.apache.org. projects.apache.org. 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.
  26. [28] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.8.2, 1.0.0, 1.1.0 +40
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.12.2, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/3fa2370b15e2|details]])"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programming language → —
    P14541 → GxLff
    Instance of → free software, data serialization format, Apache Software Foundation project
    Website → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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