instant messaging

form of communication over the Internet
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instant messaging

Summary

instant messaging is a software feature[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,647 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • instant messaging's instance of is recorded as software feature[3].
  • instant messaging's instance of is recorded as field of study[4].
  • instant messaging's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • instant messaging's instance of is recorded as form of communication[6].
  • instant messaging is a type of remote communication[7].
  • instant messaging is a type of message traffic[8].
  • instant messaging is a type of software[9].
  • instant messaging's Commons category is recorded as Instant messaging[10].
  • instant messaging's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Instant messaging[11].
  • instant messaging's topic has template is recorded as Template:Instant messaging[12].
  • instant messaging's used by is recorded as instant messaging client[13].
  • instant messaging's equivalent class is recorded as https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000149[14].
  • instant messaging's different from is recorded as real-time text[15].
  • instant messaging's different from is recorded as text messaging[16].
  • instant messaging's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Computing[17].
  • instant messaging's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Internet culture[18].
  • instant messaging's P14541 is recorded as 14vCgN[19].
  • instant messaging's P14870 is recorded as ont00000149[20].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software feature[3], field of study[4], and form of communication[6]. Recorded subclass of include remote communication[7], message traffic[8], and software[9].

Use and Application

instant messaging's used by is recorded as it client[13].

Influence

Things named for instant messaging include VRChat[21], a video game[22].

Why It Matters

instant messaging ranks in the top 6% of software_feature entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,647 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Entities named for it include VRChat[21], a video game[22].

References

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

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] ↑ . 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. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). instant messaging. Retrieved October 2, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/instant-messaging
MLA “instant messaging.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 2 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/instant-messaging.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_instant-messaging_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{instant messaging}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/instant-messaging}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-02}}
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Edit History

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. 24d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-09-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000149
    Equivalent class → https://www.commoncoreontologies.org/ont00000149
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53024|batch #53024]]"
  2. 26d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → software feature, field of study, field of study +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q38786485]]"
  3. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → instant-messaging
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: instant-messaging, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289936435|instant messaging (#289936435)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 14vCgN
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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