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compatibility layer

interface that allows binaries for a legacy or foreign system to run on a host system. This translates system calls for the foreign system into native system calls for the host system
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compatibility layer

Summary

compatibility layer is a software category[1]. It draws 856 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #85 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • compatibility layer's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • compatibility layer is a type of software[4].
  • compatibility layer is used for computer compatibility[5].
  • compatibility layer is used for binary-code compatibility[6].
  • compatibility layer is used for source-code compatibility[7].
  • compatibility layer's Commons category is recorded as Compatibility layers[8].
  • compatibility layer comprises shim[9].
  • compatibility layer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compatibility layers[10].
  • compatibility layer's P14912 is recorded as Compatibility_layers[11].

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Definition and Type

compatibility layer's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. It is a type of software[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include computer compatibility[5], binary-code compatibility[6], and source-code compatibility[7]. compatibility layer comprises shim[9].

Why It Matters

compatibility layer draws 856 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #85 of 263).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Compatibility layers
    Has use → computer compatibility, binary-code compatibility, source-code compatibility
    Instance of → software category
    P14912 → Compatibility_layers
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14912]]: Compatibility_layers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/312564304|Compatibility layers (#312564304)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/83"
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