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quine

self-replicating program
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quine

Summary

quine is a concept[1]. quine draws 2,869 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #146 of 912).[2]

Key Facts

  • quine's instance of is recorded as concept[3].
  • Willard Van Orman Quine is named after quine[4].
  • quine is a type of computer program[5].
  • quine is a type of self-depicting entity[6].
  • quine's Commons category is recorded as Quine (computer program)[7].
  • quine's product or material produced is recorded as quine[8].
  • quine's facet of is recorded as computer programming[9].

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Definition and Type

quine's instance of is recorded as concept[3]. Recorded subclass of include computer program[5] and self-depicting entity[6].

Origins

Willard Van Orman Quine is named after quine[4].

Why It Matters

quine draws 2,869 Wikipedia views per month (concept category, ranking #146 of 912).[2] quine has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] quine is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

computer programming Willard Van Orman Quine

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d 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| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 616, Add qualifier to Rosetta Code page ID `Quine`"
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