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photodetector

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photodetector

Summary

photodetector ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • photodetector is a type of detector[2].
  • photodetector is a type of optoelectronic device[3].
  • photodetector's Commons category is recorded as Optical sensors[4].
  • photodetector's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photodetectors[5].
  • photodetector's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include detector[2] and optoelectronic device[3].

Why It Matters

photodetector ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (105 views/month).[1] photodetector has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] photodetector is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). photodetector. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/photodetector
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_photodetector_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{photodetector}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/photodetector}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → fotodetektor
    Subclass of → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Photodetectors
    Subclass of → detector, optoelectronic device
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 19369, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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