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compressor

mechanical device that increases the pressure of a gas by reducing its volume
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compressor

Summary

compressor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • compressor is a type of pump[2].
  • compressor is a type of machine[3].
  • compressor is a type of gas pump[4].
  • compressor is used for compression[5].
  • compressor's Commons category is recorded as Compressors[6].
  • compressor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Compressors[7].
  • compressor's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[8].
  • compressor's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • compressor's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[10].
  • compressor's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[11].
  • compressor's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • compressor's main Wikidata property is recorded as P1221[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include pump[2], machine[3], and gas pump[4].

Use and Application

compressor is used for compression[5].

Why It Matters

compressor ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (862 views/month).[1] compressor has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] compressor is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → compression
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → pump, machine, gas pump
    Described by source → Sytin Military Encyclopedia, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890) +2
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6151, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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