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Summary

fortune is a software[1]. fortune ranks in the top 5% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • fortune's instance of is recorded as software[3].
  • fortune's source code repository URL is recorded as http://openbsd.su/src/games/fortune/[4].

Why It Matters

fortune ranks in the top 5% of software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2] fortune has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] fortune is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). fortune. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/fortune-q491498
MLA “fortune.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 1 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/fortune-q491498.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_fortune-q491498_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{fortune}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/fortune-q491498}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-01}}
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  1. 6d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Alpine linux package → fortune
    Instance of → software
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: fortune, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324925057|fortune (#324925057)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #"
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