disc jockey
person who plays recorded music for an audience
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Summary
disc jockey is a musical profession[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of musical profession entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,922 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: occupation[3]
- Subclass of: musician[4]
- Commons category: Disc jockeys[5]
- Field of this occupation: music[6], DJ mix[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:DJs[8]
- Short name: DJ[9]
- Different from: disco musician[10]
- Female form of label: diskžokejka[11], disc jockey[12], די ג'יי[13], disc-jockey[14], diskĵokeino[15], دي جيه[16], discimpositrix[17], дыджэйка[18], platiniste[19], діджейка[20], diskžokėjė[21], диск-жокейка[22], DJ-ka[23]
- Hashtag: DJ[24], DJlive[25]
- Male form of label: دي جي[26], disc jockey[27], platiniste[28], diskžokėjus[29], диск-жокей[30], DJ[31]
- Category for eponymous categories: Category:Wikipedia categories named after disc jockeys[32]
- ISCO-08 occupation class: 2652[33], 2659[34]
Why It Matters
disc jockey has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 162 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]