Common UNIX Printing System

standards-based, open source printing system developed
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Common UNIX Printing System

Summary

Common UNIX Printing System is a print server[1]. It draws 2,707 Wikipedia views per month (print_server category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Common UNIX Printing System's instance of is recorded as print server[3].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's instance of is recorded as printing software[4].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's instance of is recorded as Unix printing architecture[5].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's developer is recorded as Q6834723[7].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[8].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's developer is recorded as OpenPrinting[9].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[10].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[11].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[14].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.0[15].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[16].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.0[17].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1[18].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.0[19].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.1.3[20].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0[21].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.1[22].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.3[23].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 2.0.4[24].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7[25].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.0[26].
  • Common UNIX Printing System's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[27].

Why It Matters

Common UNIX Printing System draws 2,707 Wikipedia views per month (print_server category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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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