directed-energy weapon

type of weapon that fires a concentrated beam of energy at its target
Product weapon_type Q1341528
directed-energy weapon
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directed-energy weapon

Summary

directed-energy weapon is a weapon type[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • directed-energy weapon's image is recorded as Starfire Optical Range - three lasers into space.jpg[3].
  • directed-energy weapon's instance of is recorded as weapon type[4].
  • directed-energy weapon's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85038260[5].
  • directed-energy weapon's subclass of is recorded as ranged weapon[6].
  • directed-energy weapon's Commons category is recorded as Active Denial System[7].
  • directed-energy weapon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02bcrz[8].
  • directed-energy weapon's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph920860[9].
  • directed-energy weapon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Directed-energy weapons[10].
  • directed-energy weapon's different from is recorded as projectile weapon[11].
  • directed-energy weapon's uses is recorded as electromagnetic radiation[12].
  • directed-energy weapon's uses is recorded as sound[13].
  • directed-energy weapon's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as directed-energy-weapons[14].
  • directed-energy weapon's Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID is recorded as stun-gun[15].
  • directed-energy weapon's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780316374[16].
  • directed-energy weapon's Golden ID is recorded as Directed_energy_weapons-DGW4Y[17].
  • directed-energy weapon's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007555293905171[18].
  • directed-energy weapon's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/33c25fcd-84e0-45d1-bd7e-1af80a3051e6[19].

Why It Matters

directed-energy weapon ranks in the top 2% of weapon_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,932 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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] . golden.com. Retrieved . golden.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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