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light-emitting diode

Summary

light-emitting diode is a type of electronic component[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of type_of_electronic_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,485 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of H. J. Round[3].
  • light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Oleg Losev[4].
  • light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of James R. Biard[5].
  • light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Nick Holonyak[6].
  • light-emitting diode is credited with the discovery of Shuji Nakamura[7].
  • light-emitting diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[8].
  • light-emitting diode is a type of semiconductor diode[9].
  • light-emitting diode is a type of light-emitting component[10].
  • light-emitting diode is a type of capacitor[11].
  • light-emitting diode is used for light source[12].
  • light-emitting diode is used for signal[13].
  • light-emitting diode is used for lamp[14].
  • light-emitting diode is used for light fixture[15].
  • light-emitting diode is used for indicator light[16].
  • light-emitting diode's Commons category is recorded as Light-emitting diodes[17].
  • light-emitting diode's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Light-emitting diodes[18].
  • light-emitting diode's Commons gallery is recorded as LED[19].
  • light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/polarity/diode-and-led-polarity[20].
  • light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://www.heathcote-electronics.co.uk/LED.html[21].
  • light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://greenice.com/en-gb/blogs/tips-2/polarity-of-an-led-what-is-and-how-to-identify-it[22].
  • light-emitting diode's described at URL is recorded as https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/guides/zhxqmsg/revision/5[23].
  • light-emitting diode's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://electronics.stackexchange.com/tags/led[24].
  • light-emitting diode's different from is recorded as lead[25].
  • light-emitting diode's history of topic is recorded as History of the LED[26].
  • light-emitting diode's studied by is recorded as Light-emitting diode physics[27].

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Definition and Type

light-emitting diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[8]. Recorded subclass of include semiconductor diode[9], light-emitting component[10], and capacitor[11].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include light source[12], signal[13], lamp[14], light fixture[15], and indicator light[16].

Why It Matters

light-emitting diode ranks in the top 6% of type_of_electronic_component entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,485 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 93 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

anode BPI-M2 Zero cathode HP-21 indicator light lead LED-backlit LCD display Nintendo Switch 2 Camera optical mouse PLED remote control ROG STRIX Z390-F GAMING segment display Shuji Nakamura

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . myledpassion.com. Retrieved . myledpassion.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . freepatentsonline.com. Retrieved . freepatentsonline.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0286047-svetelne-diody
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