Windows Embedded Compact

operating system subfamily by Microsoft
class proprietary_software Q488244
Windows Embedded Compact
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Windows Embedded Compact was established in 1996.

Windows Embedded Compact

Summary

Windows Embedded Compact is a proprietary software[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of proprietary_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows Embedded Compact's image is recorded as About box Windows CE 2.12 (EN) (1997).png[3].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[4].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's instance of is recorded as operating system[5].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's logo image is recorded as WEC 2012.svg[6].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's developer is recorded as Microsoft[7].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's GND ID is recorded as 4506049-6[8].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's copyright license is recorded as end-user license agreement[9].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[10].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's subclass of is recorded as embedded operating system[11].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0 (Embedded Compact 2013)[12].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[13].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's Commons category is recorded as Windows CE[14].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as Q182933[15].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as MIPS architecture[16].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[17].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as SuperH[18].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as PowerPC[19].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as Q184198[20].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[21].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Windows CE 5.0[22].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Windows Embedded CE 6.0[23].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Windows Embedded Compact 7[24].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Q16625776[25].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Windows CE 4.0[26].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's has part is recorded as Windows CE 3.0[27].

Why It Matters

Windows Embedded Compact ranks in the top 7% of proprietary_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (492 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: 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] . news.microsoft.com. news.microsoft.com. Provenance: 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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