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Apache Lucene

Summary

Apache Lucene is a Java software library[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache Lucene authored Doug Cutting[3].
  • Apache Lucene's instance of is recorded as Java software library[4].
  • Apache Lucene's instance of is recorded as search engine[5].
  • Apache Lucene's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[6].
  • Apache Lucene's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[7].
  • Apache Lucene's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[8].
  • Apache Lucene's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[9].
  • Apache Lucene's programmed in is recorded as Java[10].
  • Apache Lucene's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[11].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 5.1.0[12].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.0.1[13].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.1.0[14].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.4.0[15].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.0[16].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.5.1[17].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.0[18].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.1[19].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 7.4.0[20].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 7.5.0[21].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 7.6.0[22].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 7.7.0[23].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 7.7.1[24].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0.0[25].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 6.6.6[26].
  • Apache Lucene's software version identifier is recorded as 8.1.0[27].

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Founding

March 30, 2000 marks the founding of Apache Lucene[28].

Why It Matters

Apache Lucene has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

cross-platform Doug Cutting Elasticsearch Java Java virtual machine OpenSearch

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. Retrieved . lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . mail-archives.apache.org. mail-archives.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. Retrieved . lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . central.maven.org. central.maven.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . central.maven.org. Retrieved . central.maven.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. Retrieved . lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . lucene.apache.org. Retrieved . lucene.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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