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quine

self-replicating program
Class type of: computer program, self-depicting entity Q1047886

Facts

5 properties
Instance of
concept
Subclass of
computer program, self-depicting entity[3][4]
Facet of
computer programming[6]
Named after
Willard Van Orman Quine[2]
Product or material produced
quine[5]
🏷️ Also known as
en self-reproducing program en code that writes itself en quine en self-copying program en self-replicating program ar كواين (حوسبة) it Programma autoriproducente ja クワイン ko 콰인 ru куайн ru программа печатающая свой код ru программа, печатающая свой код ru самопечатающая программа sv självreplikerande program uk квайн zh 自產生程式 zh-hans 自产生程式
🔖 Identifiers · 6
OpenAlex ID
C9270016
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Python 2 implementation of a quine.png ↗
Freebase ID
/m/069_2
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
9270016
Namuwiki ID
콰인(프로그래밍)
Rosetta Code page ID
Quine
🔗 Connections
Facet of 1
computer programming
Instance of 1
concept
Named after 1
Willard Van Orman Quine
Product or material produced 1
quine
Subclass of 1
computer program
← Product or material produced 1
quine
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Summary

quine is a concept[1].

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computer programming Willard Van Orman Quine

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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → concept
    Subclass of → computer program, self-depicting entity
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ MediaWiki page ID: 616, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Quine`"
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