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Everything is a file

defining feature of Unix, and its derivatives
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Everything is a file

Summary

Everything is a file is a principle[1]. It draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #28 of 126).[2]

Key Facts

  • Everything is a file's instance of is recorded as principle[3].
  • Everything is a file's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0j7jbmg[4].
  • Everything is a file's used by is recorded as Unix-like operating system[5].
  • Everything is a file's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 77487227[6].

Why It Matters

Everything is a file draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (principle category, ranking #28 of 126).[2]

Related Entities

Unix-like operating system

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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