disc jockey

person who plays recorded music for an audience
Intangible musical_profession Q130857
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disc jockey

Summary

disc jockey is a musical profession[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,861 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • disc jockey's instance of is recorded as musical profession[3].
  • disc jockey's instance of is recorded as occupation[4].
  • disc jockey is a type of musician[5].
  • disc jockey's Commons category is recorded as Disc jockeys[6].
  • disc jockey's field of this occupation is recorded as music[7].
  • disc jockey's field of this occupation is recorded as DJ mix[8].
  • disc jockey's topic's main category is recorded as Category:DJs[9].
  • disc jockey's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DJ'}[10].
  • disc jockey's different from is recorded as disco musician[11].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'diskžokejka'}[12].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'disc jockey'}[13].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'he', 'text': "די ג'יי"}[14].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'disc-jockey'}[15].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'diskĵokeino'}[16].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دي جيه'}[17].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'discimpositrix'}[18].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'be-tarask', 'text': 'дыджэйка'}[19].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'fr-ca', 'text': 'platiniste'}[20].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'діджейка'}[21].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'lt', 'text': 'diskžokėjė'}[22].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'диск-жокейка'}[23].
  • disc jockey's female form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'DJ-ka'}[24].
  • disc jockey's hashtag is recorded as DJ[25].
  • disc jockey's hashtag is recorded as DJlive[26].
  • disc jockey's male form of label is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'دي جي'}[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include musical profession[3] and occupation[4]. disc jockey is a type of musician[5].

Why It Matters

disc jockey ranks in the top 2% of musical_profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,861 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 147 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . ESCO - European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations. Retrieved . esco.ec.europa.eu. Provenance: 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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    Isco-08 occupation class 2652
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