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Ghostscript

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Ghostscript

Summary

Ghostscript is a free software[1]. Ghostscript has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Ghostscript's instance of is recorded as free software[3].
  • Ghostscript's instance of is recorded as interpreter[4].
  • Ghostscript's instance of is recorded as software package[5].
  • Ghostscript's maintained by is recorded as L Peter Deutsch[6].
  • Ghostscript's maintained by is recorded as Q7293929[7].
  • Ghostscript's developer is recorded as Artifex Software[8].
  • Ghostscript's developer is recorded as L Peter Deutsch[9].
  • Ghostscript's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License[10].
  • Ghostscript's copyright license is recorded as Q1131681[11].
  • Ghostscript's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • Ghostscript's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.22[14].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.23[15].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.24[16].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.25[17].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.27[18].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.28rc3[19].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.50[20].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.52[21].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.53.3[22].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.54.0[23].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.55.0[24].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.56.0[25].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 9.56.1[26].
  • Ghostscript's software version identifier is recorded as 10.0.0[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include free software[3], interpreter[4], and software package[5].

Origins

+1988-08-11T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ghostscript[28].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include Q218170[29] and PDF[30].

Why It Matters

Ghostscript has Wikipedia articles in 23 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] ↑ . SourceForge. Retrieved . sourceforge.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . ghostscript.com. ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . git.ghostscript.com. Retrieved . git.ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . ghostscript.com. Retrieved . ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . ghostscript.readthedocs.io. Retrieved . ghostscript.readthedocs.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . ghostscript.com. ghostscript.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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