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beacon

Summary

beacon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • beacon is a type of optical communication[2].
  • beacon is a type of beacon[3].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include optical communication[2] and beacon[3].

Why It Matters

beacon has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] beacon is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[4]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). beacon. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/beacon-q702472
MLA “beacon.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/beacon-q702472.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_beacon-q702472_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{beacon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/beacon-q702472}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Subclass of → optical communication, beacon
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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