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CTAN

CTAN (an acronym for "Comprehensive TeX Archive Network") is the authoritative place where TeX-related material and software can be found for download. Repositories for other projects, such as the MiKTeX distribution of TeX, constantly mirror most of CTAN.

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CTAN

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples17
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

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CTAN

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related to history · 17
CTAN → Aston University, At, Before CTAN, EuroTeX, George, George Greenwade, Germany, Joachim, Joachim Schrod, Rainer Schöpf, Sebastian, Sebastian Rahtz, Technical Working Group, TeX, The, The TeX Users Group, UK

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tex since site mirror university moved george german download also eurotex acronym software miktex people joachim schrod conference together 1992

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CTANrelated to historyBefore CTAN0.60section
CTANrelated to historyTeX0.60section
CTANrelated to historyAt0.60section
CTANrelated to historyJoachim Schrod0.60section
CTANrelated to historyEuroTeX0.60section
CTANrelated to historyJoachim0.60section
CTANrelated to historyGermany0.60section
CTANrelated to historyRainer Schöpf0.60section
CTANrelated to historySebastian Rahtz0.60section
CTANrelated to historyUK0.60section
CTANrelated to historyGeorge Greenwade0.60section
CTANrelated to historyGeorge0.60section

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