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phonograph cylinder

medium for recording and reproducing sound
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phonograph cylinder

Summary

phonograph cylinder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • phonograph cylinder is credited with the discovery of Thomas Edison[2].
  • phonograph cylinder is a type of audio storage device[3].
  • phonograph cylinder is a type of recording medium[4].
  • phonograph cylinder's Commons category is recorded as Phonograph cylinders[5].
  • phonograph cylinder's used by is recorded as phonograph[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include audio storage device[3] and recording medium[4].

Use and Application

phonograph cylinder's used by is recorded as phonograph[6].

Why It Matters

phonograph cylinder ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (369 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Thomas Edison

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0391532-fonograficke-valce
    Used by → —
    Subclass of → audio storage device, recording medium
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0391532-fonograficke-valce, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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