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gnuplot

Summary

gnuplot is a console application[1]. gnuplot draws 1,454 Wikipedia views per month (console_application category, ranking #5 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • gnuplot's instance of is recorded as console application[3].
  • gnuplot's instance of is recorded as graphics software[4].
  • gnuplot's instance of is recorded as plotting software[5].
  • GNU is named after gnuplot[6].
  • gnuplot's developer is recorded as Ethan A Merritt[7].
  • gnuplot's copyright license is recorded as gnuplot license[8].
  • gnuplot's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • gnuplot's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[10].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 4.6.0[11].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.0[12].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.3[13].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.4[14].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0.5[15].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2[16].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.2[17].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.4[18].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.5[19].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.6[20].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.7[21].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.2.8[22].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.0[23].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.1[24].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.2[25].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.3[26].
  • gnuplot's software version identifier is recorded as 5.4.4[27].

Body

Publication

gnuplot is part of plotutils[28].

Why It Matters

gnuplot draws 1,454 Wikipedia views per month (console_application category, ranking #5 of 13).[2] gnuplot has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] gnuplot is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

cross-platform emacs-gnuplot gnuplot-mode science

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Faq url → http://gnuplot.info/FAQ.pdf
    Instance of → console application, graphics software, plotting software
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/gnuplot
    Alpine linux package → gnuplot
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: gnuplot, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324934014|gnuplot (#324934014)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #"
  2. 11w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Macports port → gnuplot
    Gitlab topic id → gnuplot
    Writable file format → gnuplot plot files, Portable Network Graphics, Encapsulated PostScript +2
    Has use → science, plot, curve fitting +1
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6830]]: 4188, Matched to #mix'n'match [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/156488171|gnuplot (#156488171)]] for {{P|6830}}"
  3. 13w ago · Zyzzyxdonta · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    License → —
    Writable file format → gnuplot plot files, Portable Network Graphics, Encapsulated PostScript +2
    Readable file format → gnuplot plot files
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1073]]: [[Q178051]]"
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