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QNX

Operating System

QNX is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market.

Facts
Year
1982 2
Significance
Garnered a reputation for reliability and was used to run machinery in many industrial applications 1
Status
Status
Active / In Use 1
Classification
License
Proprietary (Closed Source) 1
Connections

In Field

Operating Systems, Fields
Source Wikipedia: QNX

Licensed Under

Proprietary Software, Concepts

Entity-backed identity for the license enum value this item already carries, resolved to a software license concept by an explicit value-to-entity map (phase 3 bucket conversion, docs\design_entity_backed_browse_buckets_20260928.md). The license fact itself stays on the item unchanged.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: QNX
  • Infobox, released
    1982
  • History
    The system garnered a reputation for reliability and became used in running machinery in many industrial applications.
  • Infobox
    Proprietary
  • In Field: Operating Systems, Lead sentence
    QNX ( or ) is a commercial Unix-like real-time operating system, aimed primarily at the embedded systems market.
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2. Wikidata: QNX
  • Wikidata Q676052, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q676052 P571 (inception)
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