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padlock

portable lock with a shackle that may be passed through an opening
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padlock

Summary

padlock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • padlock is a type of lock[2].
  • padlock's Commons category is recorded as Padlocks[3].
  • padlock's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Padlocks[4].
  • padlock's Commons gallery is recorded as Padlock[5].
  • padlock's described at URL is recorded as https://pixabay.com/es/images/search/candado/[6].
  • padlock's MCN code is recorded as 8301.10.00[7].
  • padlock's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03874599-n[8].

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Definition and Type

padlock is a type of lock[2].

Why It Matters

padlock ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (461 views/month).[1] padlock has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] padlock is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Padlocks
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → lock
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||pl, pt */ Add 2 multilingual descriptions extracted from Wikipedia article first sentences (universal multilingual maintenance — Q-walker v2.1)."
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