IBM Selectric typewriter

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IBM Selectric typewriter

Summary

IBM Selectric typewriter is a typewriter model[1]. It draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (typewriter_model category, ranking #1 of 3).[2]

Key Facts

  • IBM Selectric typewriter's image is recorded as IBM Selectric.jpg[3].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's instance of is recorded as typewriter model[4].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's instance of is recorded as model series[5].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's manufacturer is recorded as IBM[6].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's subclass of is recorded as electric typewriter[7].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's subclass of is recorded as desktop typewriter[8].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's Commons category is recorded as IBM Selectric[9].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fmnx[10].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Selectric-Typewriter[11].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's commercialization date is recorded as +1961-07-31T00:00:00Z[12].
  • IBM Selectric typewriter's museum-digital tag ID is recorded as 96489[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include typewriter model[4] and model series[5].

Why It Matters

IBM Selectric typewriter draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (typewriter_model category, ranking #1 of 3).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_ibm-selectric-typewriter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IBM Selectric typewriter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/ibm-selectric-typewriter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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