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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 (6,038 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Windows Embedded Compact's instance of is recorded as proprietary software[3].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's instance of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's developer is recorded as Microsoft[5].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's copyright license is recorded as end-user license agreement[6].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[7].
  • Windows Embedded Compact is a type of embedded operating system[8].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's software version identifier is recorded as 8.0 (Embedded Compact 2013)[9].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's software version identifier is recorded as 1.0[10].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's Commons category is recorded as Windows CE[11].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as Q182933[12].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as MIPS architecture[13].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as ARM architecture[14].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as SuperH[15].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as PowerPC[16].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's platform is recorded as Q184198[17].
  • Windows Embedded Compact's language of work or name is recorded as multiple languages[18].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows CE 5.0[19].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows Embedded CE 6.0[20].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows Embedded Compact 7[21].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Q16625776[22].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows CE 4.0[23].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows CE 3.0[24].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows CE 2.0[25].
  • Windows Embedded Compact comprises Windows CE 1.0[26].
  • 1996 marks the founding of Windows Embedded Compact[27].

Why It Matters

Windows Embedded Compact ranks in the top 7% of proprietary_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,038 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

embedded operating system Microsoft Microsoft Windows operating system PowerPC proprietary software SuperH Windows CE 1.0 Windows CE 2.0 Windows CE 3.0 Windows CE 4.0 Windows CE 5.0 Windows Embedded CE 6.0 Windows Embedded Compact 7 Windows Mobile Windows Phone

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] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . news.microsoft.com. news.microsoft.com. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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