C standard library

Summary

C standard library ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• C standard library's subclass of is recorded as standard library^[2].
• C standard library's part of is recorded as C POSIX library^[3].
• C standard library's part of is recorded as C++ Standard Library^[4].
• C standard library's has part is recorded as printf^[5].
• C standard library's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vzhm^[6].
• C standard library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:C standard library^[7].
• C standard library's used by is recorded as Q15777^[8].
• C standard library's BabelNet ID is recorded as 02598184n^[9].
• C standard library's implementation of is recorded as Q15777^[10].
• C standard library's complies with is recorded as ISO/IEC 9899^[11].
• C standard library's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 545817834^[12].
• C standard library's Gentoo Wiki article is recorded as Libc^[13].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for C standard library include return-to-libc attack^[14].

Why It Matters

C standard library ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]

Entities named for it include return-to-libc attack^[14].