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Chef

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Chef

Summary

Chef is a free software[1]. Chef ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chef's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Chef's instance of is recorded as configuration manager[4].
  • Chef's instance of is recorded as software configuration management[5].
  • Chef's developer is recorded as Chef[6].
  • Chef's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[7].
  • Chef's programmed in is recorded as Q161053[8].
  • Chef's programmed in is recorded as Q334879[9].
  • Chef's operating system is recorded as GNU[10].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 11.10.4[11].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.4.1[12].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.3.0[13].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 11.18.14[14].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.16[15].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.17[16].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.18[17].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.19[18].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.20[19].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.21[20].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.22[21].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.23[22].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.24[23].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.25[24].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.15.26[25].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.16.1[26].
  • Chef's software version identifier is recorded as 12.16.2[27].

Why It Matters

Chef ranks in the top 9% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).[2] Chef has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Chef is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

free software GNU

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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). Chef. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/chef-q24479
MLA “Chef.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/chef-q24479.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_chef-q24479_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Chef}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/chef-q24479}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 11d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operating system → GNU
    Programming language → —
    Official website → http://www.chef.io/chef/, https://www.chef.io/chef/
    Copyright license → Apache Software License 2.0
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 9795, Add qualifier to Free Software Directory entry `Chef`"
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