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depth-first search

algorithm for traversing or searching tree or graph data structures
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depth-first search

Summary

depth-first search is an uninformed search algorithm[1]. It draws 2,078 Wikipedia views per month (uninformed_search_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • depth-first search's instance of is recorded as uninformed search algorithm[3].
  • depth-first search is a type of graph traversal[4].
  • depth-first search's Commons category is recorded as Depth-first search[5].
  • depth-first search's Commons gallery is recorded as Depth first search[6].
  • depth-first search's described at URL is recorded as https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Depth_first_search[7].
  • depth-first search's used by is recorded as intelligent agent[8].
  • depth-first search's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DFS'}[9].
  • depth-first search's uses is recorded as graph data structure[10].
  • depth-first search's uses is recorded as LIFO[11].
  • depth-first search's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Mathematics[12].

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Designation and Status

depth-first search's instance of is recorded as uninformed search algorithm[3].

Why It Matters

depth-first search draws 2,078 Wikipedia views per month (uninformed_search_algorithm category, ranking #2 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2c20nk
    Instance of → uninformed search algorithm
    Uses → graph data structure, LIFO
    Uses → —
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