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software industry

Summary

software industry is a type of industry[1]. It draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_industry category, ranking #21 of 34).[2]

Key Facts

  • software industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry[3].
  • software industry is a type of information technology industry[4].
  • software industry's Commons category is recorded as Software industry[5].
  • software industry comprises software publishing[6].
  • software industry comprises software distribution[7].
  • software industry's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Software industry[8].
  • software industry's product or material produced is recorded as software[9].
  • software industry's has characteristic is recorded as software development[10].
  • software industry's International Standard Industrial Classification code Rev.4 is recorded as 6201[11].
  • software industry's uses is recorded as computer software terminology[12].

Body

Definition and Type

software industry's instance of is recorded as type of industry[3]. It is a type of information technology industry[4].

Use and Application

Components include software publishing[6] and software distribution[7].

Why It Matters

software industry draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_industry category, ranking #21 of 34).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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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.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . 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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  1. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product → —
    Has parts → —
    Has characteristic → software development
    Instance of → —
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 14764, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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