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Signal

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Signal is a software application that was established on July 29, 2014[1].

Signal

Summary

Signal is a mobile app[1]. Signal ranks in the top 2% of mobile_app entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,371 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Signal's instance of is recorded as mobile app[3].
  • Signal's instance of is recorded as encryption software[4].
  • Signal's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Signal's instance of is recorded as instant messaging client[6].
  • Signal's instance of is recorded as website[7].
  • Signal's instance of is recorded as messaging app[8].
  • Signal's developer is recorded as Signal Messenger[9].
  • Signal's developer is recorded as Signal Foundation[10].
  • Signal's copyright license is recorded as Q136759706[11].
  • Signal's programmed in is recorded as Java[12].
  • Signal's programmed in is recorded as Q2005[13].
  • Signal's programmed in is recorded as Q17118377[14].
  • Signal's programmed in is recorded as Q3816639[15].
  • Signal's programmed in is recorded as TypeScript[16].
  • Signal's operating system is recorded as iOS[17].
  • Signal's operating system is recorded as Android[18].
  • Signal's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[19].
  • Signal's operating system is recorded as Linux[20].
  • Signal's operating system is recorded as macOS[21].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 1.33.4[22].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 3.8.0.34[23].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 1.34.1[24].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 3.9.0.3[25].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 4.59.11[26].
  • Signal's software version identifier is recorded as 4.61.6[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Signal include Signal Protocol[28], a cryptographic protocol[29].

Why It Matters

Signal ranks in the top 2% of mobile_app entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,371 views/month).[2] Signal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] Signal is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for Signal include Signal Protocol[28], a cryptographic protocol[29].

Related Entities

Amazon Web Services Android Azure free software iOS Java JavaScript Linux macOS Microsoft Windows mobile app Molly touchscreen TypeScript website

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . 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. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · MichielN · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.33.4, 3.8.0.34, 1.34.1 +1306
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 8.12.0"
  2. 22d ago · MichielN · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 1.33.4, 3.8.0.34, 1.34.1 +1306
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 8.10"
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