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].

Key Facts

  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as free software[2].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as file format[3].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as data serialization format[4].
  • Apache ORC's instance of is recorded as Apache Software Foundation project[5].
  • Apache ORC's developer is recorded as Apache Software Foundation[6].
  • Apache ORC's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • Apache ORC's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • Apache ORC's programmed in is recorded as Java[9].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5.5[10].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6.7[11].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[12].
  • Apache ORC's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[13].
  • Apache ORC is used for database[14].
  • Apache ORC is used for big data[15].
  • Apache ORC is used for Apache Hadoop[16].
  • Apache ORC is used for software library[17].
  • Apache ORC's Commons category is recorded as Apache ORC[18].
  • May 12, 2015 marks the founding of Apache ORC[19].
  • Apache ORC's official website is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/[20].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/specification/ORCv0/[21].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://orc.apache.org/specification/ORCv1/[22].
  • Apache ORC's described at URL is recorded as https://github.com/apache/orc/tree/main/examples[23].
  • Apache ORC's file extension is recorded as orc[24].
  • Apache ORC's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitbox.apache.org/repos/asf/orc.git[25].
  • Apache ORC's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/orc[26].

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Founding

May 12, 2015 marks the founding of Apache ORC[19].

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  9. [10] . orc.apache.org. orc.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . orc.apache.org. Retrieved . orc.apache.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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