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portable, hand-held electric light
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flashlight

Summary

flashlight has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • flashlight is a type of portable light source[2].
  • flashlight is a type of product[3].
  • flashlight is a type of appliance[4].
  • flashlight is used for visual perception[5].
  • flashlight's Commons category is recorded as Flashlights[6].
  • flashlight's Unicode character is recorded as 🔦[7].
  • flashlight's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Flashlights[8].
  • flashlight's Commons gallery is recorded as Flashlight[9].
  • flashlight's has effect is recorded as lighting[10].
  • flashlight's has characteristic is recorded as portability[11].
  • flashlight's different from is recorded as torch[12].
  • flashlight's different from is recorded as blinking light[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include portable light source[2], product[3], and appliance[4].

Use and Application

flashlight is used for visual perception[5].

Why It Matters

flashlight has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] flashlight is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

product

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . tesauromuseus.com.br. Retrieved . tesauromuseus.com.br. Provenance: 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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C4812
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P10381]]: C4812, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 5w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Objects/Flashlight
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14470]]: Objects/Flashlight, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
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