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aperture

hole or opening through which light travels
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aperture

Summary

aperture ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,524 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • aperture is a type of hole[2].
  • aperture is used for access[3].
  • aperture's Commons category is recorded as Aperture[4].
  • aperture's facet of is recorded as optics[5].
  • aperture's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • aperture's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[7].
  • aperture's different from is recorded as aperture[8].
  • aperture's different from is recorded as aperture[9].

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Definition and Type

aperture is a type of hole[2].

Use and Application

aperture is used for access[3].

Why It Matters

aperture ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,524 views/month).[1] aperture has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] aperture is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 18UeYx
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Has use → access
    Aliases → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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