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FreeRTOS is a real time operating system kernel for embedded devices that has been ported to 40 microcontroller platforms. It is distributed under the MIT License. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Year
2003 2
Significance
Real-time operating system kernel for embedded devices, ported to 40 microcontroller platforms 1
Status
Status
Active / In Use 1
Classification
License
MIT 2
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1. Wikipedia: FreeRTOS
  • Lead paragraph
    has been ported to 40 microcontroller platforms
  • Lead sentence
    FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system kernel for embedded devices that has been ported to 40 microcontroller platforms.
  • Article text
    Barry continues to work on FreeRTOS as part of an AWS team.
  • entity record, description (license)
    It is distributed under the MIT License.
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2. Wikidata: FreeRTOS
  • Wikidata Q1186761, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q1186761 P275 (license)
  • Wikidata Q1186761 P577 (publication/release date) claim -> 2003; checked 2026-09-28
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