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Ingres

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Ingres

Summary

Ingres is an open-source software[1]. Ingres ranks in the top 5% of open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ingres's instance of is recorded as open-source software[3].
  • Ingres's instance of is recorded as relational database management system[4].
  • Ingres's developer is recorded as Michael Stonebraker[5].
  • Ingres's developer is recorded as Actian[6].
  • Ingres's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • Ingres's software version identifier is recorded as 11.0[8].
  • Ingres's software version identifier is recorded as 12.0[9].
  • Ingres is used for relational database[10].
  • Ingres's official website is recorded as http://www.actian.com/[11].
  • Ingres's IPA transcription is recorded as ɪŋˈɡrɛs[12].
  • Ingres's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[13].

Why It Matters

Ingres ranks in the top 5% of open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (442 views/month).[2] Ingres has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] Ingres is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Ingres has been cited as an influence by PostgreSQL[16], a relational database management system[17], founded in 1996[18].

FAQs

Who did Ingres influence?

Ingres has been cited as an influence by PostgreSQL[16].

Related Entities

Michael Stonebraker open-source software PostgreSQL

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] ↑ . supportservices.actian.com. Retrieved . supportservices.actian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . actian.com. Retrieved . actian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Ingres. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/ingres
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  1. 1d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/fosslc/Ingres
    Developer → Michael Stonebraker, Actian
    Official website → http://www.actian.com/
    Developer → —
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: INGRES, import FOLDOC ID"
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