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Open Systems Interconnection

effort to standardize computer networking that was started in 1977 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), along with the ITU-T
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Open Systems Interconnection

Summary

Open Systems Interconnection is a project[1]. It draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (project category, ranking #107 of 319).[2]

Key Facts

  • Open Systems Interconnection's instance of is recorded as project[3].
  • 1977 marks the founding of Open Systems Interconnection[4].
  • Open Systems Interconnection's standards body is recorded as International Organization for Standardization[5].
  • Open Systems Interconnection's standards body is recorded as ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector[6].
  • Open Systems Interconnection's immediate cause of is recorded as OSI model[7].
  • Open Systems Interconnection's has effect is recorded as OSI model[8].
  • Open Systems Interconnection's different from is recorded as Open Source Initiative[9].

Body

Definition and Type

Open Systems Interconnection's instance of is recorded as project[3].

Origins

1977 marks the founding of Open Systems Interconnection[4].

Why It Matters

Open Systems Interconnection draws 85 Wikipedia views per month (project category, ranking #107 of 319).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has effect → OSI model
    Great norwegian encyclopedia id → OSI_-_datakommunikasjon
    Immediate cause of → OSI model
    Inception → +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539431605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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