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'''Wikidata''' [http://wikidata.org (.org)] is an effort to store and serve structured data to [[Wikimedia]] wikis and to a more limited extent to other parties. Wikidata was started in [[2012]]. The software developed is known as the [[Wikibase]] extension.  
'''Wikidata''' [http://wikidata.org (.org)] is a [[w:knowledge base|knowledge base]], an effort to store and serve structured data to [[Wikimedia]] wikis and to a more limited extent to other parties. Wikidata effort saw the daylight in [[2012]].  
 
The software developed is known as the '''[[Wikibase]]''' extension.  


Wikibase allows [[interwiki]] links to be managed with Wikidata removing much contributor annoyanges, redundancy and error-proneness.
Wikibase allows [[interwiki]] links to be managed with Wikidata removing much contributor annoyanges, redundancy and error-proneness.


Obviously a main source of [[reference]] level data.
Wikidata is obviously a main source of [[reference]] level data once it is technically possible for non-WMF wikis to access the data items.


It can be accessed outside of WMF wikis with with  
It can be accessed outside of WMF wikis with with  
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