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Swift (programming language)

general-purpose, multi-paradigm, compiled programming language
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Swift (programming language)

Summary

Swift (programming language) is a programming language[1]. Swift (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 55 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Swift (programming language) is the creator of Apple Inc.[3].
  • Swift (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • Swift (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • Swift (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[6].
  • Swift (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as object-based language[7].
  • Swift (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as block-structured programming language[8].
  • Swift (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Chris Lattner[9].
  • Swift (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Apple Inc.[10].
  • Swift (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[11].
  • Swift (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as Apache License[12].
  • Swift (programming language)'s programmed in is recorded as Q2407[13].
  • Swift (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Chris Lattner[14].
  • Swift (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Doug Gregor[15].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as macOS[16].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as iOS[17].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Linux[18].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Q18168774[19].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as iPadOS[20].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as tvOS[21].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as watchOS[22].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows[23].
  • Swift (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as visionOS[24].
  • Swift (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.2.1[25].
  • Swift (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.0[26].
  • Swift (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 2.3[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], free software[5], multi-paradigm programming language[6], object-based language[7], and block-structured programming language[8].

Why It Matters

Swift (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 55 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Swift (programming language) is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . 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. 18d ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.2.1, 3.0, 2.3 +65
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  2. 19d ago · Frettie · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nl cr aut id → ph1308234
    "/* wbmergeitems-from:0||Q141451938 */"
  3. 13w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-07-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.2.1, 3.0, 2.3 +65
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  4. 17w ago · Github-wiki-bot bot · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Software version identifier → 2.2.1, 3.0, 2.3 +65
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  5. 17w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Native label → Swift
    Readable file format → Swift script
    Source code repository url → https://github.com/swiftlang/swift, https://github.com/apple/swift
    Freebase id → /m/010sd4y3
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007412504105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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