phonograph record

analog sound storage medium in the form of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove
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phonograph record

Summary

phonograph record is an audio release format[1]. It draws 2,719 Wikipedia views per month (audio_release_format category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • phonograph record is credited with the discovery of Emile Berliner[3].
  • phonograph record's instance of is recorded as audio release format[4].
  • phonograph record is made of polyvinyl chloride[5].
  • phonograph record is made of shellac[6].
  • phonograph record is a type of audio disc[7].
  • phonograph record is a type of record[8].
  • phonograph record's Commons category is recorded as Gramophone records[9].
  • phonograph record comprises A-side[10].
  • phonograph record comprises B-side[11].
  • phonograph record's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1889[12].
  • phonograph record's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1887[13].
  • phonograph record's has cause is recorded as launch[14].
  • phonograph record's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gramophone records[15].
  • phonograph record's described by source is recorded as Dresdner Hefte[16].
  • phonograph record's replaced by is recorded as compact disc[17].
  • phonograph record's shape is recorded as disk[18].
  • phonograph record's used by is recorded as phonograph[19].
  • phonograph record's used by is recorded as gramophone[20].
  • phonograph record's used by is recorded as turntable[21].

Body

Definition and Type

phonograph record's instance of is recorded as audio release format[4]. Recorded subclass of include audio disc[7] and record[8].

Use and Application

Components include A-side[10], a recording industry term[22] and B-side[11], a recording industry term[23]. Recorded used by include phonograph[19], gramophone[20], and turntable[21].

Why It Matters

phonograph record draws 2,719 Wikipedia views per month (audio_release_format category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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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] . sapere.it. Retrieved . sapere.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . patents.google.com. patents.google.com. Provenance: 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.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . 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. [24] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of
    Aliases
    Subclass of audio disc, record
    Has part(s) A-side, B-side
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