jig

custom-made tool used to control the location and/or motion of another tool
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jig

Summary

jig is a product category[1]. jig draws 629 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #84 of 193).[2]

Key Facts

  • jig's instance of is recorded as product category[3].
  • jig is a type of physical tool[4].
  • jig is a type of means of labor[5].
  • jig is a type of tool accessory[6].
  • jig is used for woodworking[7].
  • jig is used for machining[8].
  • jig's used by is recorded as carpenter[9].
  • jig's used by is recorded as machinist[10].
  • jig's has characteristic is recorded as bespoke[11].
  • jig's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[12].

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Definition and Type

jig's instance of is recorded as product category[3]. Recorded subclass of include physical tool[4], means of labor[5], and tool accessory[6].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include woodworking[7] and machining[8]. Recorded used by include carpenter[9] and machinist[10].

Why It Matters

jig draws 629 Wikipedia views per month (product_category category, ranking #84 of 193).[2] jig has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] jig is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9d ago · WD-Roundtable-Bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['be', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'et', 'fa', 'fr', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'ms', 'no', 'sv', '
    Sitelink count → 14
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:1||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q4438793]], Consensus fix via Wikidata Roundtable: deprecate Q15331 P279 Q4438793 (P2241: Q140474666)"
  2. 9w ago · Leon II · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P910]]: [[Q7213786]]"
  3. 16w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Has use → woodworking, machining
    Used by → carpenter, machinist
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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