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GNU C Library

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GNU C Library

Summary

GNU C Library is a C POSIX library[1]. It draws 353 Wikipedia views per month (c_posix_library category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • GNU C Library's instance of is recorded as C POSIX library[3].
  • GNU C Library's instance of is recorded as runtime library[4].
  • GNU C Library's instance of is recorded as GNU package[5].
  • GNU C Library's movement is recorded as free software movement[6].
  • GNU C Library's logo image is recorded as Heckert GNU white.svg[7].
  • GNU C Library's developer is recorded as GNU Project[8].
  • GNU C Library's developer is recorded as Ulrich Drepper[9].
  • GNU C Library's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[10].
  • GNU C Library's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[11].
  • GNU C Library's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[12].
  • GNU C Library's operating system is recorded as GNU/Hurd[13].
  • GNU C Library's operating system is recorded as BSD[14].
  • GNU C Library's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[15].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.20[16].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.21[17].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.22[18].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.23[19].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.24[20].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.25[21].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.26[22].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.27[23].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.28[24].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.29[25].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.30[26].
  • GNU C Library's software version identifier is recorded as 2.31[27].

Why It Matters

GNU C Library draws 353 Wikipedia views per month (c_posix_library category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD cpulimit _FORTIFY_SOURCE GNU GNU/Hurd GNU Project Hardened malloc Ulrich Drepper 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.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . sourceware.org. sourceware.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . sourceware.org. Retrieved . sourceware.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . sourceware.org. Retrieved . sourceware.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . sourceware.org. Retrieved . sourceware.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . sourceware.org. Retrieved . sourceware.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . lists.gnu.org. Retrieved . lists.gnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . sourceware.org. Retrieved . sourceware.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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