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long-term support release

software version that is stable and supported under a long-term or extended contract
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long-term support release

Summary

long-term support release is a software version type[1]. It draws 506 Wikipedia views per month (software_version_type category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • long-term support release's instance of is recorded as software version type[3].
  • long-term support release is a type of software release[4].
  • long-term support release's said to be the same as is recorded as extended support release[5].
  • long-term support release is the opposite of short-term support release[6].

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Definition and Type

long-term support release's instance of is recorded as software version type[3]. It is a type of software release[4]. It is the opposite of short-term support release[6].

Why It Matters

long-term support release draws 506 Wikipedia views per month (software_version_type category, ranking #2 of 6).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). long-term support release. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/long-term-support-release
MLA “long-term support release.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/long-term-support-release.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_long-term-support-release_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{long-term support release}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/long-term-support-release}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 7d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → short-term support release
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → software version type
    Instance of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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