linchpin

fastener used to prevent a wheel or other part from sliding off the axle upon which it is riding
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linchpin

Summary

linchpin is a type of machine element[1]. linchpin draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_machine_element category, ranking #11 of 30).[2]

Key Facts

  • linchpin's image is recorded as Lynch-pin.jpg[3].
  • linchpin's instance of is recorded as type of machine element[4].
  • linchpin's instance of is recorded as lock[5].
  • linchpin's subclass of is recorded as fastener[6].
  • linchpin's Commons category is recorded as Lynch pins[7].
  • linchpin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/055rhy[8].
  • linchpin's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300247403[9].
  • linchpin's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0091100[10].
  • linchpin's Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging is recorded as 11849[11].
  • linchpin's WordNet 3.1 Synset ID is recorded as 03675665-n[12].
  • linchpin's Portable Antiquities Scheme object type ID is recorded as Lynch+Pin[13].
  • linchpin's Portable Antiquities Scheme object type ID is recorded as LINCH+PIN[14].
  • linchpin's FISH Archaeological Objects Thesaurus ID is recorded as 95440[15].
  • linchpin's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as clavia-0[16].

Why It Matters

linchpin draws 177 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_machine_element category, ranking #11 of 30).[2] linchpin is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . GF WordNet. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). linchpin. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/linchpin
MLA “linchpin.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/linchpin.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_linchpin_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{linchpin}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/linchpin}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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