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killer application

Summary

killer application is an application software[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • killer application's image is recorded as Visicalc.png[3].
  • killer application's instance of is recorded as application software[4].
  • killer application's subclass of is recorded as application software[5].
  • killer application's subclass of is recorded as killer feature[6].
  • killer application's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0lj5v[7].
  • killer application's has characteristic is recorded as desirability[8].
  • killer application's different from is recorded as malware[9].
  • killer application's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19557224[10].
  • killer application's Treccani's Lessico del XXI Secolo ID is recorded as killer-application[11].
  • killer application's C64-Wiki ID is recorded as Killerapplikation[12].

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Designation and Status

killer application's instance of is recorded as application software[4].

Why It Matters

killer application ranks in the top 5% of application_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (204 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

application

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). killer application. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/killer-application
MLA “killer application.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/killer-application.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_killer-application_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{killer application}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/killer-application}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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