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distance measuring equipment

radio navigation technology used in aviation
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distance measuring equipment

Summary

distance measuring equipment is a system[1]. It draws 520 Wikipedia views per month (system category, ranking #22 of 101).[2]

Key Facts

  • distance measuring equipment's instance of is recorded as system[3].
  • distance measuring equipment is a type of equipment[4].
  • distance measuring equipment is a type of aircraft component[5].
  • distance measuring equipment's Commons category is recorded as Distance measuring equipment[6].
  • distance measuring equipment's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'DME'}[7].
  • distance measuring equipment's different from is recorded as distance measuring device[8].

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Definition and Type

distance measuring equipment's instance of is recorded as system[3]. Recorded subclass of include equipment[4] and aircraft component[5].

Why It Matters

distance measuring equipment draws 520 Wikipedia views per month (system category, ranking #22 of 101).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → system
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → equipment, aircraft component
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007557957305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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