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device which emits light via optical amplification
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laser

Summary

laser ranks in the top 0.43% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,668 views/month, #337 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • laser is a type of light source[2].
  • laser is a type of optical component[3].
  • laser's Commons category is recorded as Lasers[4].
  • laser's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 16, 1960[5].
  • laser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Lasers[6].
  • laser's product or material produced is recorded as laser beam[7].
  • laser's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[8].
  • laser's topic has template is recorded as Template:Lasers[9].
  • laser's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation'}[10].
  • laser's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'eo', 'text': 'lumplifortigo per stimulita emisio de radiado'}[11].
  • laser's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://physics.stackexchange.com/tags/laser[12].
  • laser's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include light source[2] and optical component[3].

Why It Matters

laser ranks in the top 0.43% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,668 views/month, #337 of 77,819).[1] laser has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] laser is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic has template → Template:Lasers
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|10 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 1145, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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