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Lynx (web browser)

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Lynx (web browser)

Summary

Lynx (web browser) is a text-based web browser[1]. Lynx (web browser) has Wikipedia articles in 41 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Lynx (web browser) was influenced by HyperRez[3].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s image is recorded as Lynx-wikipedia.png[4].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s instance of is recorded as text-based web browser[5].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s instance of is recorded as free software[6].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s developer is recorded as Thomas E. Dickey[7].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0[8].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[10].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s operating system is recorded as OpenVMS[12].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.9dev.14[13].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.8rel.2[14].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.9dev.16[15].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.8.9rel.1[16].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.6[17].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.7[18].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.8[19].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.9[20].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.10[21].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.12[22].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0dev.11[23].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.6[24].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.7[25].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.1[26].
  • Lynx (web browser)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.9.0[27].

Why It Matters

Lynx (web browser) has Wikipedia articles in 41 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . invisible-island.net. invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. Retrieved . lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. Retrieved . lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . lynx.invisible-island.net. Retrieved . lynx.invisible-island.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . lists.nongnu.org. Retrieved . lists.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . lists.nongnu.org. Retrieved . lists.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . lists.nongnu.org. Retrieved . lists.nongnu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . people.cc.ku.edu. people.cc.ku.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Lynx (web browser). Retrieved May 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lynx-web-browser-
MLA “Lynx (web browser).” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 7 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/lynx-web-browser-.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lynx-web-browser-_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Lynx (web browser)}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lynx-web-browser-}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-07}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Lynx (web browser) — https://4ort.xyz/entity/lynx-web-browser- (retrieved 2026-05-07)

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