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* [[University of Kaiserslautern|TU Kaiserslautern]]

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| latest_release_version = 4.11.01

| latest_release_date = {{start date and age|20202021|03|0602||df=yes}}<ref name=gap-ver>{{cite web|title=GAP 4.11.01|url=https://www.gap-system.org/Releases/4.11.01.html|website=www.gap-system.org|access-date=1804 AprilMarch 20202021}}</ref>

| programming language = [[C (programming language)|C]]

| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]

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==Distribution==

GAP and its sources, including packages (sets of user contributed programs), data library (including a [[list of small groups]]) and the manual, are distributed freely, subject to "[[copyleft]]" conditions. GAP runs on any [[Unix]] system, under [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], and on [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] systems. The standard distribution requires about 300 MB (about 400 MB if all the packages are loaded). To run GAP, 128 MB of RAM is sufficient.

The user contributed packages are an important feature of the system, adding a great deal of functionality. GAP offers package authors the opportunity to submit these packages for a process of [[peer review]], hopefully improving the quality of the final packages, and providing recognition akin to an academic publication for their authors. {{As of|20062021|0803}}, there are 58151 packages distributed with GAP, of which approximately 3571 have been through this process.

An interface is available for using the [[Singular (software)|SINGULAR]] computer algebra system from within GAP. GAP is also included in the mathematical software system [[SageMath]].