computer

general-purpose device for performing arithmetic or logical operations
class invention Q68
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computer

Summary

computer is an invention[1]. computer ranks in the top 2% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,276 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • computer is credited with the discovery of Charles Babbage[3].
  • computer was influenced by MUSASINO-1[4].
  • computer's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
  • computer's instance of is recorded as machine[6].
  • computer is a type of machine[7].
  • computer is a type of computing platform[8].
  • computer is a type of IT system[9].
  • computer is a type of computer file location[10].
  • computer is a type of information processor[11].
  • computer is a type of data terminal equipment[12].
  • computer's Commons category is recorded as Computers[13].
  • computer comprises input-output device[14].
  • computer comprises software[15].
  • computer comprises computer hardware[16].
  • computer comprises computer keyboard[17].
  • computer comprises central processing unit[18].
  • computer comprises graphics processing unit[19].
  • computer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1945[20].
  • computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computers[21].
  • computer's Commons gallery is recorded as Computer[22].
  • computer's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox computing device[23].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as computer configuration[24].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as class of computers[25].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as computer performance[26].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as computer interface[27].

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Works and Contributions

computer is credited with the discovery of Charles Babbage[3]. Things named for computer include computer network[28], in South Korea[29].

Why It Matters

computer ranks in the top 2% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17,276 views/month).[2] computer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] computer is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for computer include computer network[28], in South Korea[29].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . cs.sru.edu. Retrieved . cs.sru.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . cs.sru.edu. Retrieved . cs.sru.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . informationq.com. Retrieved . informationq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . youngwonks.com. Retrieved . youngwonks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag computers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: computers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916930|computers (#289916930)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
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