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W Window System

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W Window System

Summary

W Window System is a display server[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (display_server category, ranking #3 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • W Window System's instance of is recorded as display server[3].
  • V operating system is named after W Window System[4].
  • W Window System's developer is recorded as Stanford University[5].
  • W Window System's developer is recorded as Brian Reid[6].
  • W Window System's operating system is recorded as V operating system[7].
  • W Window System's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01r_4w[8].
  • W Window System's replaced by is recorded as X Window System[9].

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Cultural Impact

Things named for W Window System include X Window System[10], a free and open-source software[11], founded in 1982[12].

Why It Matters

W Window System draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (display_server category, ranking #3 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Entities named for it include X Window System[10], a free and open-source software[11], founded in 1982[12].

Related Entities

Brian Reid V operating system

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] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . 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. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Followed by → Q178481
    Instance of → —
    Operating system → —
    Instance of → display server
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P156]]: [[Q178481]], #pwb Copy label Add volgende (P156)"
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