PDP-11

series of 16-bit minicomputers sold by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
Product programmed_data_processor Q1327833
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PDP-11

Summary

PDP-11 is a Programmed Data Processor[1]. PDP-11 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • PDP-11's instance of is recorded as Programmed Data Processor[3].
  • PDP-11's instance of is recorded as instruction set architecture[4].
  • PDP-11's manufacturer is recorded as Digital Equipment Corporation[5].
  • PDP-11 is a type of minicomputer[6].
  • PDP-11's designed by is recorded as Digital Equipment Corporation[7].
  • PDP-11's Commons category is recorded as PDP-11[8].
  • PDP-11 comprises processor register[9].
  • PDP-11 comprises processor register[10].
  • PDP-11's topic's main category is recorded as Category:PDP-11[11].
  • PDP-11's described at URL is recorded as https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/03/a-brief-tour-of-the-pdp-11-the-most-influential-minicomputer-of-all-time/[12].
  • PDP-11's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/pdp-11[13].
  • PDP-11's endianness is recorded as little endian[14].

Why It Matters

PDP-11 has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] PDP-11 is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Jheald · 2026-06-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of minicomputer
    Instance of Programmed Data Processor, instruction set architecture
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P279]]"
  2. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer Digital Equipment Corporation
    Manufacturer
    Has part(s) processor register, processor register
    Instance of Programmed Data Processor, instruction set architecture
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007531463905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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