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GNU bison

Summary

GNU bison is a compiler-compiler[1]. It draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (compiler_compiler category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU bison is the creator of Robert P. Corbett[3].
  • GNU bison's instance of is recorded as compiler-compiler[4].
  • GNU bison's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GNU bison's maintained by is recorded as Akim Demaille[6].
  • GNU bison's movement is recorded as free software movement[7].
  • Bison is named after GNU bison[8].
  • GNU bison's logo image is recorded as Official gnu.svg[9].
  • GNU bison's developer is recorded as GNU Project[10].
  • GNU bison's copyright license is recorded as Q27016754[11].
  • GNU bison's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • GNU bison's subclass of is recorded as process[13].
  • GNU bison's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[14].
  • GNU bison's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[15].
  • GNU bison's operating system is recorded as BSD[16].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4[17].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1[18].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.3[19].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.2[20].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4[21].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.1[22].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.4.2[23].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5[24].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.1[25].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.2[26].
  • GNU bison's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.3[27].

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Works and Contributions

GNU bison is the creator of Robert P. Corbett[3].

Why It Matters

GNU bison draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (compiler_compiler category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [3] . Static Semantics and Compiler Error Recovery. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . 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. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . lists.gnu.org. lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: 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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