World Wide Web
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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]