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Rust

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Rust is a software application whose design was influenced by Alef, C++, Cyclone, Limbo, Newsqueak, OCaml, and one additional language[1]. It has received the Programming Languages Software Award[2].

Rust

Summary

Rust is a procedural programming language[1]. Rust has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Rust is credited with the discovery of Q28937563[3].
  • Rust received the Programming Languages Software Award[4].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[6].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[7].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[8].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as systems programming language[9].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[10].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as compiled language[11].
  • Rust's instance of is recorded as programming language[12].
  • Pucciniales is named after Rust[13].
  • Rust's developer is recorded as Q9661[14].
  • Rust's developer is recorded as Q28937563[15].
  • Rust's developer is recorded as Q105394699[16].
  • Rust's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[17].
  • Rust's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[18].
  • Rust's designed by is recorded as Q28937563[19].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.1[20].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.2[21].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.3[22].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.4[23].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.5[24].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.6[25].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.7[26].
  • Rust's software version identifier is recorded as 0.8[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include procedural programming language[5], functional programming language[6], multi-paradigm programming language[7], imperative programming language[8], systems programming language[9], and free and open-source software[10].

History and Context

Pucciniales is named after Rust[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Rust include Rust+[28] and rav1d[29].

Why It Matters

Rust has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Rust is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Rust has been cited as an influence by Zig[31], a programming language[32], founded in 2015[33]; Mojo[34], a multi-paradigm programming language[35], founded in 2023[36]; Gleam[37], a functional programming language[38], founded in 2016[39]; Whiley[40], a programming language[41], founded in 2010[42]; Roc[43], a functional programming language[44]; and V[45], a programming language[46], founded in 2018[47].

Entities named for Rust include Rust+[28] and rav1d[29].

FAQs

What awards did Rust receive?

Honors received include Programming Languages Software Award[4].

Who did Rust influence?

Rust has been cited as an influence by Zig[31], Mojo[34], Gleam[37], and Whiley[40].

Related Entities

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  5. [9] ↑ . Rust Essentials (first edition). Retrieved . docs.rust-embedded.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . Q364. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Osdev article id → 3415
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 3415, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326762|Rust (#299326762)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #mix'n'match"
  2. 4w ago · Ricvelozo · 2026-07-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 +141
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.97.1"
  3. 5w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 +141
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.97.0"
  4. 9w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0448169-Rust-programovaci-jazyk
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  5. 11w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programming paradigm → functional programming, concurrent computing, generic programming +2
    Instance of → procedural programming language, functional programming language, multi-paradigm programming language +5
    Software version identifier → 0.1, 0.2, 0.3 +141
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 1.96"
  6. 13w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Stack exchange tag → https://stackoverflow.com/tags/rust
    Instance of → procedural programming language, functional programming language, multi-paradigm programming language +5
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||0 */ Changing order of values for [[Property:P31|P31]]"
  7. 14w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Golden id → Rust_(programming_language)-E4RE3M
    Homebrew formula name → —
    Openbsd port → lang/rust
    Discord server numeric id → 442252698964721669
    + 169 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1482]]: https://es.stackoverflow.com/tags/rust"
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