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infrared homing

weapon guidance system utilizing the target's infrared emissions to track it
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infrared homing

Summary

infrared homing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • infrared homing is a type of guidance system[2].
  • infrared homing's uses is recorded as infrared radiation[3].

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Definition and Type

infrared homing is a type of guidance system[2].

Why It Matters

infrared homing ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,371 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 19 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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  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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