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alarm device

type of device that alerts people to a dangerous condition by means of visual, audible or sensitive signals, using sensors or measurements already observed and sometimes imposed and controled
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alarm device

Summary

alarm device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • alarm device is a type of appliance[2].
  • alarm device is a type of percussion instrument[3].
  • alarm device is part of control room[4].
  • alarm device is part of warning system[5].
  • alarm device is used for police[6].
  • alarm device is used for military[7].
  • alarm device is used for fire department[8].
  • alarm device's Commons category is recorded as Alarms[9].
  • alarm device's said to be the same as is recorded as Häly[10].
  • alarm device's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alarms[11].
  • alarm device's described at URL is recorded as http://servicios.infoleg.gob.ar/infolegInternet/anexos/240000-244999/242082/norma.htm[12].
  • alarm device's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[13].
  • alarm device's partially coincident with is recorded as protective device[14].
  • alarm device's has effect is recorded as signal[15].
  • alarm device's has effect is recorded as warning[16].
  • alarm device's different from is recorded as warning[17].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include appliance[2] and percussion instrument[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include police[6], military[7], and fire department[8]. Part of include control room[4] and warning system[5], a type of system[18].

Why It Matters

alarm device ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (215 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Ukraine Siren Alerts

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Partially coincident with → protective device
    Said to be the same as → Häly
    Part of → control room, warning system
    Subclass of → appliance, percussion instrument
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 5706, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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