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OpenCL

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OpenCL is a software framework launched on 28 August 2009.

OpenCL

Summary

OpenCL is a software framework[1]. OpenCL ranks in the top 4% of software_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • OpenCL is the creator of Apple Inc.[3].
  • OpenCL's instance of is recorded as software framework[4].
  • OpenCL's instance of is recorded as programming language[5].
  • OpenCL's developer is recorded as Khronos Group[6].
  • OpenCL's copyright license is recorded as OSI-approved license[7].
  • OpenCL's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[8].
  • OpenCL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • OpenCL is a type of heterogeneous computing[10].
  • OpenCL's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[11].
  • OpenCL's operating system is recorded as macOS[12].
  • OpenCL's operating system is recorded as Linux[13].
  • OpenCL's operating system is recorded as FreeBSD[14].
  • OpenCL's operating system is recorded as Android[15].
  • OpenCL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.17[16].
  • OpenCL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.18[17].
  • OpenCL's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.19[18].
  • OpenCL is used for heterogeneous computing[19].
  • OpenCL's Commons category is recorded as OpenCL[20].
  • OpenCL's platform is recorded as Q272629[21].
  • OpenCL's platform is recorded as IA-32[22].
  • OpenCL's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[23].
  • August 28, 2009 marks the founding of OpenCL[24].
  • OpenCL's official website is recorded as https://www.khronos.org/opencl[25].
  • OpenCL's media type is recorded as text/x-opencl-src[26].
  • OpenCL's different from is recorded as OpenGL[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

OpenCL is the creator of Apple Inc.[3].

Why It Matters

OpenCL ranks in the top 4% of software_framework entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month).[2] OpenCL has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] OpenCL is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . registry.khronos.org. registry.khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . registry.khronos.org. registry.khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . registry.khronos.org. registry.khronos.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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