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parcel

Summary

parcel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • parcel is a type of mail item[2].
  • parcel's Commons category is recorded as Parcel post[3].
  • parcel's Unicode character is recorded as 📦[4].
  • parcel comprises cargo[5].
  • parcel comprises moving & shipping box[6].
  • parcel's Commons gallery is recorded as Package[7].
  • parcel's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • parcel's different from is recorded as Collo[9].
  • parcel's properties for this type is recorded as P1444[10].
  • parcel's properties for this type is recorded as P1427[11].

Body

Definition and Type

parcel is a type of mail item[2].

Use and Application

Components include cargo[5] and moving & shipping box[6], a product category[12].

Why It Matters

parcel ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (74 views/month).[1] parcel has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] parcel is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_parcel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{parcel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/parcel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

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. 12d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → mail item
    Different from → Collo
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 23963, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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