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automaton

Summary

automaton is an invention[1]. automaton ranks in the top 8% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,141 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • automaton's instance of is recorded as invention[3].
  • automaton is a type of automated machine[4].
  • automaton's Commons category is recorded as Automata[5].
  • automaton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Automata (mechanical)[6].
  • automaton's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[7].
  • automaton's described by source is recorded as Larousse Encyclopedia online[8].
  • automaton's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9].
  • automaton's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[10].
  • automaton's partially coincident with is recorded as novelty item[11].
  • automaton's different from is recorded as cellular automaton[12].
  • automaton's different from is recorded as Automaton[13].

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Designation and Status

automaton's instance of is recorded as invention[3].

Why It Matters

automaton ranks in the top 8% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,141 views/month).[2] automaton has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] automaton is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

al-Jazari

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Subclass of → automated machine
    Instance of → invention
    Topic's main category → Category:Automata (mechanical)
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 9536, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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