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computer numerical control

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computer numerical control

Summary

computer numerical control ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,327 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • computer numerical control is a type of controller[2].
  • computer numerical control is a type of production process[3].
  • computer numerical control is a type of digital control[4].
  • computer numerical control is a type of numerical control[5].
  • computer numerical control's Commons category is recorded as Computer numerical control[6].
  • computer numerical control's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computer numerical control[7].
  • computer numerical control's Commons gallery is recorded as CNC[8].
  • computer numerical control's used by is recorded as CNC machine[9].
  • computer numerical control's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include controller[2], production process[3], digital control[4], and numerical control[5].

Use and Application

computer numerical control's used by is recorded as CNC machine[9].

Why It Matters

computer numerical control ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,327 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → controller, production process, digital control +1
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → technology/computer-numerical-control
    Used by → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 26326, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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