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OpenAL

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OpenAL

Summary

OpenAL is an application programming interface[1]. OpenAL draws 1,247 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #16 of 120).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenAL is the creator of Loki Entertainment[3].
  • OpenAL's instance of is recorded as application programming interface[4].
  • OpenAL's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[5].
  • OpenAL's developer is recorded as Creative Technology[6].
  • OpenAL's copyright license is recorded as proprietary license[7].
  • OpenAL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • OpenAL's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[9].
  • OpenAL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1 (installer 2.1.0.0)[10].
  • OpenAL's software version identifier is recorded as 1.1 (installer 2.0.7.0)[11].
  • June 2000 marks the founding of OpenAL[12].
  • OpenAL's official website is recorded as https://www.openal.org/[13].
  • OpenAL's hashtag is recorded as openal[14].
  • OpenAL's derivative work is recorded as OpenAL Soft[15].
  • OpenAL's derivative work is recorded as PureBasic OpenAL SDK[16].
  • OpenAL's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

OpenAL is the creator of Loki Entertainment[3].

Why It Matters

OpenAL draws 1,247 Wikipedia views per month (application_programming_interface category, ranking #16 of 120).[2] OpenAL has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] OpenAL is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

application programming interface Creative Technology cross-platform Loki Entertainment proprietary software PureBasic OpenAL SDK UFMOD

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . touslesdrivers.com. touslesdrivers.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). OpenAL. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/openal
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_openal_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{OpenAL}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/openal}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-04}}
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  1. 9w ago · William Avery Bot bot · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Website → —
    Instance of → —
    Derivative work → OpenAL Soft, PureBasic OpenAL SDK
    Operating system → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.1 (installer 2.0.7.0), Changing http://web.archive.org/ URLs to https (×1). See [[Wikidata:Requests_for_permissions/Bot/William_Avery_Bot"
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