overhead projector

device that projects a transparent image
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overhead projector

Summary

overhead projector ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • overhead projector is a type of projector[2].
  • overhead projector is used for lecture[3].
  • overhead projector is used for presentation[4].
  • overhead projector's Commons category is recorded as Overhead projectors[5].
  • overhead projector comprises face[6].
  • overhead projector comprises light source[7].
  • overhead projector comprises lens[8].
  • overhead projector comprises mirror[9].
  • overhead projector's different from is recorded as slide projector[10].
  • overhead projector's uses is recorded as overhead transparency[11].
  • overhead projector's uses is recorded as magnification[12].
  • overhead projector's uses is recorded as Q10605643[13].

Body

Definition and Type

overhead projector is a type of projector[2].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include lecture[3] and presentation[4]. Components include face[6]; light source[7], a source type[14]; lens[8]; and mirror[9], a product category[15].

Why It Matters

overhead projector ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (880 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22h ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts
    Subclass of projector
    Uses overhead transparency, magnification, Q10605643
    Uses
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11940, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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