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Vim

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Vim

Summary

Vim is a source code editor[1]. Vim draws 975 Wikipedia views per month (source_code_editor category, ranking #3 of 9).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vim's video is recorded as No Boilerplate - Writing at the Speed of Thought.webm[3].
  • Vim's video is recorded as Vim visual mode block change.gif[4].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-eo.png[5].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-(logiciel)-console.png[6].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim debian sid.png[7].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-(logiciel)-aide.png[8].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim nl.png[9].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim version 7.4.1689 corriendo en GNU Linux Ubuntu 16.04.jpg[10].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-wiki.png[11].
  • Vim's image is recorded as GVIM (cs).png[12].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-FileDiff-Example.png[13].
  • Vim's image is recorded as GVIM Debian Lenny.png[14].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim todo.png[15].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Gvim.png[16].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vimim easter egg.png[17].
  • Vim's image is recorded as Vim-splash-uk.png[18].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as source code editor[19].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as modal text editor[20].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as text editor[21].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as console application[22].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as integrated development environment[23].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[24].
  • Vim's instance of is recorded as computing platform[25].
  • Vi is named after Vim[26].
  • Vim's based on is recorded as Vi[27].

Why It Matters

Vim draws 975 Wikipedia views per month (source_code_editor category, ranking #3 of 9).[2] Vim has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Vim is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Vim has been cited as an influence by GNU Emacs[30], a text editor[31], founded in 1984[32].

FAQs

Who did Vim influence?

Vim has been cited as an influence by GNU Emacs[30].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Free Software Directory. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . 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. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Vim. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/vim
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