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gap year

year-long break before or after college/university during which students engage in various educational and developmental activities, such as travel or some type of regular work
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gap year

Summary

gap year ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gap year is a type of sabbatical[2].
  • gap year's partially coincident with is recorded as service year[3].

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Definition and Type

gap year is a type of sabbatical[2].

Why It Matters

gap year ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,194 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gap year. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gap-year
MLA “gap year.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/gap-year.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gap-year_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gap year}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gap-year}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → sabbatical
    Aliases → —
    Partially coincident with → service year
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 28338, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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