cargo cult
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cargo cult
Summary
cargo cult ranks in the top 0.52% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,081 views/month, #401 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- cargo cult took place at Melanesia[2].
- cargo cult is a type of cult[3].
- cargo cult's Commons category is recorded as Cargo cult[4].
- cargo cult's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cargo cults[5].
Body
Definition and Type
cargo cult is a type of cult[3].
Influence
Things named for cargo cult include it programming[6], a programming anti-pattern[7] and it science[8], a pseudoscience[9].
Why It Matters
cargo cult ranks in the top 0.52% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,081 views/month, #401 of 77,819).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]
Entities named for it include it programming[6], a programming anti-pattern[7] and it science[8], a pseudoscience[9].