ladder

Summary

ladder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• ladder is a type of physical tool^[2].
• ladder is a type of access equipment^[3].
• ladder is a type of stairs^[4].
• ladder is used for work at height^[5].
• ladder is used for building maintenance^[6].
• ladder is used for ascent^[7].
• ladder is used for descent^[8].
• ladder's Commons category is recorded as Ladders^[9].
• ladder's Unicode character is recorded as 🪜^[10].
• ladder's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ladders^[11].
• ladder's Commons gallery is recorded as Ladder^[12].
• ladder's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary^[13].
• ladder's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[14].
• ladder's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[15].
• ladder's described by source is recorded as EN 131‑1^[16].
• ladder's partially coincident with is recorded as folding ladder^[17].
• ladder's different from is recorded as Drabina^[18].
• ladder's different from is recorded as stairs^[19].
• ladder's has part is recorded as step^[20].
• ladder's has part is recorded as side rail^[21].
• ladder's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4^[22].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical tool^[2], access equipment^[3], and stairs^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include work at height^[5], building maintenance^[6], ascent^[7], and descent^[8].

Influence

Things named for ladder include ladder operator^[23]; 12ft^[24], a website^[25]; and ladder paradox^[26], a paradox^[27].

Why It Matters

ladder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (502 views/month).^[1] ladder has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] ladder is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Entities named for ladder include ladder operator^[23]; 12ft^[24], a website^[25]; and ladder paradox^[26], a paradox^[27].