flag semaphore

visual telegraphy system conveying information at a distance by means of two maritime flags
Place code Q250796
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flag semaphore

Summary

flag semaphore is a code[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of code entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • flag semaphore is the creator of Home Riggs Popham[3].
  • flag semaphore is the creator of Charles Pasley[4].
  • flag semaphore's video is recorded as Demostracion.gif[5].
  • flag semaphore's image is recorded as Faragó Judy István beatzenész, mint jelzőmatróz egy AN-2-es aknásznaszád fedélzetén. Fortepan 13598.jpg[6].
  • flag semaphore's image is recorded as US Navy 050604-N-9446C-045 Quartermaster 2nd Class Kyle Vanduzor aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), transmits a message to fast combat support ship USS Camden (AOE 2).jpg[7].
  • flag semaphore's image is recorded as Pfadfinderstamm Ägypten, Internationales Sommerlager (AGESCI – KPE – MCsSz) bei Arlia nahe Fivizzano, Toskana, Italien, 1993 - Semaphorwesen.png[8].
  • flag semaphore's image is recorded as 手旗信号 オ.svg[9].
  • flag semaphore's instance of is recorded as code[10].
  • flag semaphore's based on is recorded as Foy–Breguet telegraph[11].
  • flag semaphore's subclass of is recorded as telegraphy[12].
  • flag semaphore's subclass of is recorded as signed language[13].
  • flag semaphore's subclass of is recorded as signal language[14].
  • flag semaphore's subclass of is recorded as code[15].
  • flag semaphore's Commons category is recorded as Flag semaphore[16].
  • +1866-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of flag semaphore[17].
  • flag semaphore's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03h2wjs[18].
  • flag semaphore's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flag semaphore[19].
  • flag semaphore's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20].
  • flag semaphore's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[21].
  • flag semaphore's uses is recorded as flag[22].
  • flag semaphore's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as Flag_semaphore[23].
  • flag semaphore's schematic is recorded as Semaphore Signals A-Z.jpg[24].
  • flag semaphore's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 170439169[25].
  • flag semaphore's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3867722[26].
  • flag semaphore's Lex ID is recorded as semafor[27].

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Designation and Status

flag semaphore's instance of is recorded as code[10].

History and Context

+1866-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of flag semaphore[17].

Why It Matters

flag semaphore ranks in the top 5% of code entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (518 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . 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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