Wikibase Release

A Wikibase Release is a online database software that powers the Wikidata service (to access a Wikidata KB).

• Context:
  • It can (typically) be a MediaWiki Extension.
  • It can be composed of a Wikibase Repository and a Wikibase Client.
• Example(s):
  • Wikibase-REL1_23-d2ed0cc[1]
• Counter-Example(s):
  • Semantic MediaWiki.
• See: WikiWikiWeb.

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References

2015

• http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikibase/FAQ#What_is_the_difference_between_Wikibase_and_Wikidata.3F
  • QUOTE: Wikidata is the name of the project that tries to build a free and open knowledge base. Wikibase is the name of the software that powers Wikidata.

* http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Wikibase_Repository

• • Wikibase Repository is part of Wikibase. Wikibase Repository allows you to use your wiki as a structured data repository. Its development is part of the [[<tvar|wikidata>meta:Special:MyLanguage/Wikidata</>|Wikidata]] project. The data can in turn be used in a wiki using the [[<tvar|ext-wikibase-client>Special:MyLanguage/Extension:Wikibase Client</>|Wikibase Client]] extension.

• (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WikiBase Retrieved:2015-1-16.
  • WikiBase or Wikibase may refer to:
    • WikiBase, the software that runs the WikiWikiWeb, the first ever wiki
    • mw:Wikibase, a MediaWiki extension that runs Wikidata

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