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shared library

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shared library

Summary

shared library is a file format family[1]. It draws 508 Wikipedia views per month (file_format_family category, ranking #29 of 57).[2]

Key Facts

  • shared library's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].
  • shared library is a type of computer file[4].
  • shared library is a type of software library[5].
  • shared library is a type of software component[6].
  • shared library is a type of memory-mapped file[7].
  • shared library comprises symbol table[8].
  • shared library comprises object code[9].
  • shared library's media type is recorded as application/x-sharedlib[10].
  • shared library's used by is recorded as dynamic linker[11].
  • shared library's different from is recorded as static library[12].

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Designation and Status

shared library's instance of is recorded as file format family[3].

Why It Matters

shared library draws 508 Wikipedia views per month (file_format_family category, ranking #29 of 57).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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] ↑ . knowledgebase.progress.com. knowledgebase.progress.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shared library. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shared-library
MLA “shared library.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shared-library.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shared-library_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shared library}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shared-library}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Edit History

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  1. 27d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → file format family
    Subclass of → computer file, software library, software component +1
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14367]]: 3749, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299326806|Shared library (#299326806)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8178|OSDev articles]] #m"
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