paper

thin, flexible material mainly used for writing upon, printing upon, drawing or for packaging
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paper

Summary

paper is a material[1]. paper ranks in the top 6% of material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,085 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • paper is credited with the discovery of Cai Lun[3].
  • paper's instance of is recorded as material[4].
  • papyrus is named after paper[5].
  • paper is made of wood fiber[6].
  • paper is made of flax[7].
  • paper is made of dye[8].
  • paper is made of bleach[9].
  • paper is a type of manufactured product[10].
  • paper is used for substrate[11].
  • paper is used for insulation[12].
  • paper is used for mulch[13].
  • paper is used for building material[14].
  • paper is used for art[15].
  • paper is used for product packaging[16].
  • paper is used for hygiene[17].
  • paper is used for banknote[18].
  • paper is used for wallpaper[19].
  • paper is used for writing surface[20].
  • paper is used for painting support[21].
  • paper is used for information storage medium[22].
  • paper's Commons category is recorded as Paper[23].
  • paper's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 141 BC[24].
  • paper's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Paper[25].
  • paper's Commons gallery is recorded as Paper[26].
  • paper's described at URL is recorded as https://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/khoa-hoc/chuyen-la/tac-pham-nghe-thuat-tu-giay-phe-lieu-cua-nghe-si-nhat-ban-3718586.html?utm_source=search_vne[27].

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Works and Contributions

paper is credited with the discovery of Cai Lun[3]. Things named for paper include rock-paper-scissors[28], a simultaneous game[29] and rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock[30], a game[31].

Why It Matters

paper ranks in the top 6% of material entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,085 views/month).[2] paper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] paper is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for paper include rock-paper-scissors[28], a simultaneous game[29] and rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock[30], a game[31].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . 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] ↑ . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 15d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#paper
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#paper"
  2. 28d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 212-15-22
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 212-15-22, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102057314|paper (#102057314)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]] #mix'n'match"
  3. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → EEeO3, p74JE
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → paper
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: paper, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289951537|paper (#289951537)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'match"
  5. 16w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005333-papir
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005333-papir, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Cai Lun
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 8522, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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