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Squid

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Squid

Summary

Squid is a proxy server[1]. Squid draws 2,406 Wikipedia views per month (proxy_server category, ranking #3 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Squid's instance of is recorded as proxy server[3].
  • Squid's instance of is recorded as web cache[4].
  • Squid's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Squid's developer is recorded as Squid Software Foundation[6].
  • Squid's copyright license is recorded as GNU General Public License, version 2.0 or later[7].
  • Squid's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[8].
  • Squid's programmed in is recorded as Q2407[9].
  • Squid's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • Squid's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • Squid's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[12].
  • Squid's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[13].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.3.8[14].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.16[15].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.8[16].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.19[17].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.10[18].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.26[19].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.20[20].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.21[21].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.27[22].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5[23].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 5.0[24].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.5.28[25].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.3[26].
  • Squid's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.4[27].

Why It Matters

Squid draws 2,406 Wikipedia views per month (proxy_server category, ranking #3 of 6).[2] Squid has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Squid is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

BSD C++ free software Microsoft Windows Unix-like operating system web cache

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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. 7d ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-09-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.3.8, 3.5.16, 4.0.8 +161
    Alpine linux package → squid
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P9045]]: squid, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/324932244|squid (#324932244)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8507|Alpine Linux package]] #mix'"
  2. 5w ago · S8321414 · 2026-08-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 3.3.8, 3.5.16, 4.0.8 +161
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.6"
  3. 16w ago · S8321414 · 2026-06-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Programmed in → Q15777, Q2407
    Instance of → —
    Official website → https://www.squid-cache.org/
    Operating system → Q3251801, BSD, Microsoft Windows +1
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 7.5"
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