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blacklight

light fixture that emits long-wave ultraviolet light and very little visible light
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blacklight

Summary

blacklight ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Robert W. Wood is named after blacklight[2].
  • blacklight is a type of light fixture[3].
  • blacklight is a type of ultraviolet lamp[4].
  • blacklight is used for bug zapper[5].
  • blacklight is used for medical diagnosis[6].
  • blacklight is used for invisible ink[7].
  • blacklight's Commons category is recorded as Black light[8].
  • blacklight's Commons gallery is recorded as Black light[9].
  • blacklight's product or material produced is recorded as near ultraviolet[10].
  • blacklight's different from is recorded as backlight[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include light fixture[3] and ultraviolet lamp[4].

Origins

Robert W. Wood is named after blacklight[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include bug zapper[5], medical diagnosis[6], and invisible ink[7].

Why It Matters

blacklight ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,005 views/month).[1] blacklight has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] blacklight is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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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.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Product or material produced → near ultraviolet
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → light fixture, ultraviolet lamp
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007535152505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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