DirectX

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DirectX

Summary

DirectX is a series of creative works[1]. DirectX has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • DirectX's instance of is recorded as series of creative works[3].
  • DirectX's based on is recorded as Component Object Model[4].
  • DirectX's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • DirectX's copyright license is recorded as end-user license agreement[6].
  • DirectX's programmed in is recorded as High Level Shader Language[7].
  • DirectX's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • DirectX is a type of application programming interface[9].
  • DirectX's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[10].
  • DirectX's software version identifier is recorded as 12[11].
  • DirectX's software version identifier is recorded as 12 Ultimate[12].
  • DirectX's software version identifier is recorded as 12 Ultimate[13].
  • DirectX's Commons category is recorded as DirectX[14].
  • DirectX comprises DirectX Graphics Infrastructure[15].
  • DirectX comprises Direct3D[16].
  • DirectX comprises DirectPlay[17].
  • DirectX comprises Direct2D[18].
  • DirectX comprises DirectMusic[19].
  • DirectX comprises DirectSound[20].
  • DirectX comprises DirectInput[21].
  • DirectX comprises Q962763[22].
  • DirectX comprises DirectSetup[23].
  • DirectX comprises DirectX Media Objects[24].
  • DirectX comprises DirectDraw[25].
  • DirectX comprises DirectCompute[26].
  • DirectX comprises DirectX Raytracing[27].

Body

Definition and Type

DirectX's instance of is recorded as series of creative works[3]. DirectX is a type of application programming interface[9].

Use and Application

Components include DirectX Graphics Infrastructure[15]; Direct3D[16], an application programming interface[28]; DirectPlay[17], an application programming interface[29]; Direct2D[18], an application programming interface[30]; DirectMusic[19], a software[31]; and DirectSound[20], an application programming interface[32].

Why It Matters

DirectX has Wikipedia articles in 49 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

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] . devblogs.microsoft.com. devblogs.microsoft.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1995-09-30T00:00:00Z
    Github topic directx
    Openalex id C544400634
    Operating system Microsoft Windows
    + 38 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 3559, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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