Home › Entities › general › electrical discharge machining

electrical discharge machining

metal fabrication process whereby a desired shape is obtained by using electrical discharges to remove material
Thing general Q577484
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

electrical discharge machining

Summary

electrical discharge machining ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,133 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electrical discharge machining is a type of machining[2].
  • electrical discharge machining is a type of erosion machining[3].
  • electrical discharge machining's Commons category is recorded as Electrical discharge machining[4].
  • electrical discharge machining's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'EDM'}[5].
  • electrical discharge machining's uses is recorded as EDM machine[6].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machining[2] and erosion machining[3].

Why It Matters

electrical discharge machining ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,133 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). electrical discharge machining. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/electrical-discharge-machining
MLA “electrical discharge machining.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/electrical-discharge-machining.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_electrical-discharge-machining_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{electrical discharge machining}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/electrical-discharge-machining}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): electrical discharge machining — https://4ort.xyz/entity/electrical-discharge-machining (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/electrical-discharge-machining · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → machining, erosion machining
    Uses → EDM machine
    Uses → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 25723, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.