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computer monitor

stand-alone electronic visual display for computers connected via a cable and usually externally powered
class output_device Q5290
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Summary

computer monitor is an output device[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: electronic visual display[3], display device[4], computer hardware[5]
  • Part of: computer terminal[6], terminal[7]
  • Commons category: Computer displays[8]
  • Has part(s): housing[9]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Computer monitors[10]
  • Commons gallery: Computer display[11]
  • Described at URL: https://www.wepc.com/gaming-monitor/[12]
  • Described by source: webopedia[13]
  • Different from: electronic visual display[14], computer[15]
  • Connects with: monitor stand[16]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for computer monitor include Librem 5[18], a smartphone model[19].

Why It Matters

computer monitor is known by 77 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for it include Librem 5[18], a smartphone model[19].

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References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Medyanowsky · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → housing
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Different from: display device"
  2. 12w ago · Bencemac · 2026-07-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eurovoc id → 5422
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Eurovoc id: 5422, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260983|batch #260983]]"
  3. 15w ago · Putnik · 2026-06-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id → monitorius
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id: monitorius"
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 171-04-39
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) → 2777126821
    Wordnet 3.1 synset id → 03787723-n
    Image → —
    + 76 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 3626, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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