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diode

Summary

diode is a type of electronic component[1]. diode draws 1,193 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • diode's image is recorded as Diode-closeup.jpg[3].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[4].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as nonlinear electrical element[5].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as unilateral electronic component[6].
  • diode's GND ID is recorded as 4131470-0[7].
  • diode's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85038101[8].
  • diode's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119313236[9].
  • diode's subclass of is recorded as electronic component[10].
  • diode's subclass of is recorded as active electronic component[11].
  • diode's subclass of is recorded as passive electronic component[12].
  • diode's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00561213[13].
  • diode's has use is recorded as electrical resistance[14].
  • diode's Commons category is recorded as Diodes[15].
  • diode's pronunciation audio is recorded as De-Diode.ogg[16].
  • diode's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 42892[17].
  • diode's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/029d4[18].
  • diode's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph338536[19].
  • diode's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diodes[20].
  • diode's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300310085[21].
  • diode's Dewey Decimal Classification is recorded as 621.381522[22].
  • diode's PSH ID is recorded as 1977[23].
  • diode's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0099163[24].
  • diode's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[25].
  • diode's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/diode[26].
  • diode's FAST ID is recorded as 894040[27].

Why It Matters

diode draws 1,193 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #3 of 16).[2] diode has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] diode is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Nuovo soggettario. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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