BIND

DNS server software
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BIND

Summary

BIND is a free software[1]. BIND ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BIND's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • BIND's instance of is recorded as name server[4].
  • BIND's developer is recorded as Internet Systems Consortium[5].
  • BIND's copyright license is recorded as Mozilla Public License, version 2.0[6].
  • BIND's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • BIND's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[8].
  • BIND's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[9].
  • BIND's operating system is recorded as OpenBSD[10].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.10.4[11].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.11.2[12].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.12.0[13].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.12.1[14].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.13.6[15].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.2[16].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.3[17].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.15.3[18].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.5[19].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.6[20].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.15.4[21].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.11.11[22].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.15.5[23].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.7[24].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.11.12[25].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.14.11[26].
  • BIND's software version identifier is recorded as 9.16.11[27].

Why It Matters

BIND ranks in the top 5% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (315 views/month).[2] BIND has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] BIND is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . openbsd.su. Retrieved . openbsd.su. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . lists.isc.org. Retrieved . lists.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . isc.org. Retrieved . isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . lists.isc.org. Retrieved . lists.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . lists.isc.org. lists.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . gitlab.isc.org. gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . gitlab.isc.org. gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . gitlab.isc.org. gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . gitlab.isc.org. gitlab.isc.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . gitlab.isc.org. Retrieved . gitlab.isc.org. 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.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). BIND. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/bind
MLA “BIND.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/bind.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_bind_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{BIND}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/bind}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 15d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id BIND
    Software version identifier 9.10.4, 9.11.2, 9.12.0 +146
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12521]]: Berkeley_Internet_Name_Domain, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294322629|Berkeley Internet Name Domain (#294322629)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-"
  2. 17d ago · MichielN · 2026-06-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer Internet Systems Consortium
    Copyright license Mozilla Public License, version 2.0
    Operating system Unix-like operating system, Microsoft Windows, OpenBSD
    Software version identifier 9.10.4, 9.11.2, 9.12.0 +146
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 9.18.50"
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