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software library

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software library

Summary

software library is a software category[1]. It draws 606 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #51 of 263).[2]

Key Facts

  • software library's instance of is recorded as software category[3].
  • software library is a type of programming tool[4].
  • software library is a type of software component[5].
  • software library is a type of software[6].
  • software library is part of software package[7].
  • software library's Commons category is recorded as Computer libraries[8].
  • software library's said to be the same as is recorded as software libraries[9].
  • 1947 marks the founding of software library[10].
  • software library's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer libraries[11].
  • software library's partially coincident with is recorded as software package[12].
  • software library's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/libraries[13].
  • software library's different from is recorded as library[14].
  • software library's properties for this type is recorded as P275[15].

Body

Definition and Type

software library's instance of is recorded as software category[3]. Recorded subclass of include programming tool[4], software component[5], and software[6].

Origins

1947 marks the founding of software library[10].

Use and Application

software library is part of software package[7].

Why It Matters

software library draws 606 Wikipedia views per month (software_category category, ranking #51 of 263).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 70 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → software libraries
    Part of → software package
    Subclass of → programming tool, software component, software
    Instance of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 38232, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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