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GNU Aspell

Summary

GNU Aspell is a spell checker[1]. It draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (spell_checker category, ranking #2 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU Aspell is the creator of Kevin Atkinson[3].
  • GNU Aspell's image is recorded as Aspell-ast.png[4].
  • GNU Aspell's instance of is recorded as spell checker[5].
  • GNU Aspell's instance of is recorded as software library[6].
  • GNU Aspell's instance of is recorded as application software[7].
  • GNU Aspell's instance of is recorded as GNU package[8].
  • GNU Aspell's instance of is recorded as free software[9].
  • GNU Aspell's maintained by is recorded as Kevin Atkinson[10].
  • GNU Aspell's logo image is recorded as Official gnu.svg[11].
  • GNU Aspell's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[12].
  • GNU Aspell's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • GNU Aspell's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[14].
  • GNU Aspell's software version identifier is recorded as 0.60.6.1[15].
  • GNU Aspell's software version identifier is recorded as 0.60.7[16].
  • GNU Aspell's software version identifier is recorded as 0.60.8[17].
  • GNU Aspell's software version identifier is recorded as 0.60.8.1[18].
  • GNU Aspell's software version identifier is recorded as 0.60.8.2[19].
  • GNU Aspell's part of is recorded as GNU Project[20].
  • GNU Aspell's has use is recorded as spell checker[21].
  • GNU Aspell's Commons category is recorded as Aspell[22].
  • +1998-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of GNU Aspell[23].
  • GNU Aspell's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02xzrv[24].
  • GNU Aspell's official website is recorded as http://aspell.net/[25].
  • GNU Aspell's official website is recorded as https://www.gnu.org/software/aspell/[26].
  • GNU Aspell's source code repository URL is recorded as https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/aspell.git[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

GNU Aspell is the creator of Kevin Atkinson[3].

Publication

GNU Aspell's part of is recorded as GNU Project[20].

Why It Matters

GNU Aspell draws 29 Wikipedia views per month (spell_checker category, ranking #2 of 5).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

application C++ cross-platform free software GNU GNU Project guile-aspell Kevin Atkinson

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . kevina.org. Retrieved . kevina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . metadata.ftp-master.debian.org. Retrieved . metadata.ftp-master.debian.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . git.savannah.gnu.org. Retrieved . git.savannah.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . kevina.org. Retrieved . kevina.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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