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paper shredder

mechanical device used to cut paper into fine strips or pieces
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paper shredder

Summary

paper shredder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • paper shredder is credited with the discovery of Abbot Augustus Low[2].
  • paper shredder is a type of machine[3].
  • paper shredder is a type of Q131687420[4].
  • paper shredder is used for paper shredding[5].
  • paper shredder's Commons category is recorded as Paper shredders[6].
  • paper shredder comprises blade[7].
  • paper shredder comprises electric motor[8].
  • paper shredder comprises waste container[9].
  • paper shredder comprises housing[10].
  • paper shredder comprises user interface[11].
  • paper shredder's time of discovery or invention is recorded as February 2, 1909[12].
  • paper shredder's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1935[13].
  • paper shredder's standards body is recorded as Domanic institute for nagpur[14].
  • paper shredder's standards body is recorded as National Security Agency[15].
  • paper shredder's has effect is recorded as paper shredding[16].
  • paper shredder's different from is recorded as crusher[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include machine[3] and Q131687420[4].

Use and Application

paper shredder is used for paper shredding[5]. Components include blade[7]; electric motor[8]; waste container[9], a container[18], founded in 1884[19]; housing[10]; and user interface[11].

Why It Matters

paper shredder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (269 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → crusher
    Subclass of → machine, Q131687420
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 37909, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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