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Apache ORC

column-oriented data storage format of the Apache Hadoop ecosystem
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Apache ORC

Summary

Apache ORC is a free software[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as file format[4].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as data serialization format[5].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[6].
  • Apache ORC's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[7].
  • Apache ORC's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[8].
  • Apache ORC's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[9].
  • Apache ORC's programmed in is recorded as Java[10].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.5[11].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.7[12].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[13].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[14].
  • Apache ORC is used for database[15].
  • Apache ORC is used for big data[16].
  • Apache ORC is used for Apache Hadoop[17].
  • Apache ORC is used for software library[18].
  • Apache ORC's Commons category is recorded as Apache ORC[19].
  • May 12, 2015 marks the founding of Apache ORC[20].
  • Apache ORC's official website is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/[21].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/specification/ORCv0/[22].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/specification/ORCv1/[23].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://github.com/apache/orc/tree/main/examples[24].
  • Apache ORC's file extension is recorded as orc[25].
  • Apache ORC's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/orc.git[26].
  • Apache ORC's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/orc[27].

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Founding

May 12, 2015 marks the founding of Apache ORC[20].

Why It Matters

Apache ORC ranks in the top 8% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

C++ free software Java

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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] ↑ . orc.apache.org. orc.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . orc.apache.org. Retrieved . orc.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Retrieved . nationalarchives.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . projects.apache.org. Retrieved . projects.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Source code repository url → https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/orc.git
    Software version identifier → 1.5.5, 1.6.7, 2.0.3 +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.6.13, Update with GitHub data ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/8569cc55d28a|details]])"
  2. 9w ago · Wikpan · 2026-06-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    Aur package → —
    Download url → https://orc.apache.org/docs/releases.html
    File extension → orc
    + 41 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 2.1.1"
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