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software

non-tangible executable component of a computer
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software

Summary

software is a product category[1]. software ranks in the top 1% of product_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,872 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • software's instance of is recorded as product category[3].
  • software's instance of is recorded as type of tool[4].
  • software is a type of creative work[5].
  • software is a type of written work[6].
  • software is a type of means[7].
  • software is a type of product[8].
  • software is part of computer[9].
  • software is part of electronic design automation[10].
  • software's Commons category is recorded as Software[11].
  • software is the opposite of computer hardware[12].
  • software comprises computer program[13].
  • software comprises data[14].
  • software's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software[15].
  • software's Commons gallery is recorded as Software[16].
  • software's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Software[17].
  • software's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox software[18].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as software category[19].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as software quality[20].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as source code[21].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as software feature[22].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as software architecture[23].
  • software's has characteristic is recorded as software testability[24].
  • software's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/Software[25].
  • software's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Software[26].
  • software's different from is recorded as Software[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for software include PKWARE[28], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 1986[31], headquartered in Glendale[32] and Framasoft[33], a publishing house[34], in France[35], founded in 2001[36], headquartered in Lyon[37].

Why It Matters

software ranks in the top 1% of product_category entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,872 views/month).[2] software has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] software is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Entities named for software include PKWARE[28], a business[29], in United States[30], founded in 1986[31], headquartered in Glendale[32] and Framasoft[33], a publishing house[34], in France[35], founded in 2001[36], headquartered in Lyon[37].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] ↑ . 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. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → computer-software
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: computer-software, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916925|computer software (#289916925)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Har"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000515-software
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000515-software, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  3. 24d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Foldoc id → software
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: computer+program, import FOLDOC ID ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/wikibase-cli/f6585e22ab8ad/|details]])"
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