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boundary object

Objects, such as lists or documents, that maintain a common identity across intersecting communities, but are sufficiently flexible to meet the informational needs of each
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boundary object

Summary

boundary object is a sociological concept[1]. It draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #42 of 51).[2]

Key Facts

  • boundary object's instance of is recorded as sociological concept[3].
  • boundary object's instance of is recorded as cultural phenomenon[4].
  • boundary object's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hmq0g[5].
  • boundary object's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780920095[6].
  • boundary object's PersonalData.IO ID is recorded as October 17[7].
  • boundary object's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2780920095[8].

Why It Matters

boundary object draws 54 Wikipedia views per month (sociological_concept category, ranking #42 of 51).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). boundary object. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/boundary-object
MLA “boundary object.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/boundary-object.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_boundary-object_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{boundary object}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/boundary-object}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): boundary object — https://4ort.xyz/entity/boundary-object (retrieved 2026-05-03)

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