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computer program

sequence of instructions written in programming language to perform a specified task with a computer
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computer program

Summary

computer program ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,473 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • computer program's field of work was information technology[2].
  • computer program is a type of program[3].
  • computer program is a type of routine[4].
  • computer program is part of software suite[5].
  • computer program is part of software[6].
  • computer program is part of vampire[7].
  • computer program's Commons category is recorded as Software[8].
  • computer program's has cause is recorded as source code[9].
  • computer program's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software[10].
  • computer program's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox software[11].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as programming language[12].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as application domain[13].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as program lifecycle phase[14].
  • computer program's manifestation of is recorded as software[15].
  • computer program's different from is recorded as process[16].
  • computer program's uses is recorded as machine code[17].
  • computer program's permanent duplicated item is recorded as computer program[18].
  • computer program's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include program[3] and routine[4].

Use and Application

Part of include software suite[5]; software[6], a product category[20]; and vampire[7].

Why It Matters

computer program ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,473 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → process
    Manifestation of → software
    Topic has template → Template:Infobox software
    Uses → machine code
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|12 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26592, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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