World Wide Web

global system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet
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The World Wide Web was influenced by ENQUIRE, The Interactive Encyclopedia System, and HyperCard[1][2]. These systems provided foundational concepts that shaped the development of the World Wide Web[1][2].

World Wide Web

Summary

World Wide Web is an information system[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of information_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,926 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • World Wide Web is credited with the discovery of Tim Berners-Lee[3].
  • World Wide Web is credited with the discovery of Robert Cailliau[4].
  • World Wide Web was influenced by ENQUIRE[5].
  • World Wide Web was influenced by The Interactive Encyclopedia System[6].
  • World Wide Web was influenced by HyperCard[7].
  • World Wide Web's instance of is recorded as information system[8].
  • World Wide Web's instance of is recorded as hypertext system[9].
  • World Wide Web's instance of is recorded as field of study[10].
  • World Wide Web's instance of is recorded as field of study[11].
  • World Wide Web is a type of service on Internet[12].
  • World Wide Web is a type of digital media[13].
  • World Wide Web's Commons category is recorded as World Wide Web[14].
  • World Wide Web comprises website[15].
  • World Wide Web comprises deep web[16].
  • World Wide Web comprises surface web[17].
  • World Wide Web's time of discovery or invention is recorded as March 12, 1989[18].
  • World Wide Web's significant event is recorded as 30th anniversary of the World Wide Web[19].
  • World Wide Web's topic's main category is recorded as Category:World Wide Web[20].
  • World Wide Web's Commons gallery is recorded as World Wide Web[21].
  • World Wide Web's location of creation is recorded as CERN[22].
  • World Wide Web's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Let's Share What We Know"}[23].
  • World Wide Web's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/web[24].
  • World Wide Web's has effect is recorded as decline of newspapers[25].
  • World Wide Web's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'WWW'}[26].
  • World Wide Web's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'TTT'}[27].

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Works and Contributions

Credited discoveries include Tim Berners-Lee[3], a computer scientist[28], b. 1955[29], of United Kingdom[30], awarded the Prix Ars Electronica[31], specialised in information technology[32] and Robert Cailliau[4], a computer scientist[33], b. 1947[34], of Belgium[35], awarded the Commander of the Order of Leopold[36], specialised in informatics[37].

Why It Matters

World Wide Web ranks in the top 7% of information_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,926 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . medium.com. Retrieved . medium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [5] . Information Management: A Proposal. wikidata.org.
  15. [6] . Encounters with HCI Pioneers: A Personal History and Photo Journal. wikidata.org.
  16. [7] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . 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. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Location of creation CERN
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