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gas-discharge lamp

Summary

gas-discharge lamp ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (623 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • gas-discharge lamp is a type of gas-filled tube[2].
  • gas-discharge lamp is a type of light bulb[3].
  • gas-discharge lamp is a type of discharge lamp[4].
  • gas-discharge lamp's Commons category is recorded as Gas discharge lamps[5].
  • gas-discharge lamp's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gas discharge lamps[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include gas-filled tube[2], light bulb[3], and discharge lamp[4].

Why It Matters

gas-discharge lamp ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (623 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → gas-filled tube, light bulb, discharge lamp
    Topic's main category → Category:Gas discharge lamps
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