espionage

clandestine acquisition of confidential information
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espionage

Summary

espionage ranks in the top 0.74% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,561 views/month, #577 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • espionage is a type of clandestine HUMINT[2].
  • espionage is a type of violation of law[3].
  • espionage's Commons category is recorded as Espionage[4].
  • espionage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Espionage[5].
  • espionage's described at URL is recorded as https://wikispooks.com/wiki/Espionage[6].
  • espionage's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • espionage's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • espionage's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • espionage's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 4[10].
  • espionage's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11].
  • espionage's partially coincident with is recorded as information leak[12].
  • espionage's topic has template is recorded as Template:Espionage[13].
  • espionage's practiced by is recorded as spy[14].
  • espionage's practiced by is recorded as covert agent[15].
  • espionage's practiced by is recorded as double agent[16].
  • espionage's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include clandestine HUMINT[2] and violation of law[3].

Influence

Things named for espionage include Sexpionage[18].

Why It Matters

espionage ranks in the top 0.74% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,561 views/month, #577 of 77,819).[1] espionage has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] espionage is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Entities named for espionage include Sexpionage[18].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Euronews topic id espionage
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) 2641074
    Aliases
    Subclass of clandestine HUMINT, violation of law
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 4086, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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