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PRISM

electronic surveillance program
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Summary

PRISM is a computer and network surveillance[1]. PRISM draws 5,325 Wikipedia views per month (computer and network surveillance category, ranking #2 of 15).[2]

Key Facts

  • Owned by: National Security Agency[3]
  • Commons category: PRISM (surveillance program)[4]
  • Start time: January 1, 2007[5]
  • Facet of: global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)[6]
  • Used by: National Security Agency[7]
  • Different from: Prism[8]

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Cultural Impact

Things named for PRISM include PRISM Break[9], a website[10], founded in 2013[11].

Why It Matters

PRISM has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] PRISM is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

Entities named for PRISM include PRISM Break[9], a website[10], founded in 2013[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). PRISM. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/prism
MLA “PRISM.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/prism.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_prism_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{PRISM}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/prism}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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  1. 10d ago · C960657 · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Used by → —
    Instance of → computer and network surveillance
    Owned by → National Security Agency
    Facet of → global surveillance disclosures (2013–present)
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: PRISM"
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