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 (16,288 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 a type of Q141543245[5].
  • computer program is part of software suite[6].
  • computer program is part of software[7].
  • computer program is part of vampire[8].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as process identifier[9].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as programming language[10].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as application domain[11].
  • computer program's has characteristic is recorded as program lifecycle phase[12].
  • computer program's manifestation of is recorded as software[13].
  • computer program's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#computer_program[14].
  • computer program's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C17146[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].
  • computer program's P14541 is recorded as 33lcXj[20].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include program[3], routine[4], and Q141543245[5].

Use and Application

Part of include software suite[6]; software[7], a product category[21]; and vampire[8].

Why It Matters

computer program ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,288 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C0037585
    Subclass of → program, routine, Q141543245
    Equivalent class → http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#computer_progr
    Has cause → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141543245]]"
  2. 12d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → —
    Gsso id → 003576
    Topic's main category → —
    Commons category → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q4105269]]"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 33lcXj
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000483-pocitacove-programy
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000483-pocitacove-programy, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
  5. 19w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → process
    Manifestation of → software
    Topic has template → —
    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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