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lightning arrester

device in power/telecommunication systems that protects against lightning, such that when a lightning surge happens, the current is diverted through the arrester to earth
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lightning arrester

Summary

lightning arrester ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • lightning arrester is a type of lightning protection[2].
  • lightning arrester is a type of surge arrester[3].
  • lightning arrester's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Q140249898[4].
  • lightning arrester's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Electrical engineering[5].
  • lightning arrester's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Technology[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include lightning protection[2] and surge arrester[3].

Why It Matters

lightning arrester ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,018 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Treisijs · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Maintained by wikiproject → WikiProject Electrical engineering, WikiProject Technology
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6104]]: [[Q14554993]]"
  2. 13w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Q140249898
    Subclass of → lightning protection, surge arrester
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
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