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pneumatic tube

system that propels cylindrical containers through tubes by compressed air
Class type of: conveyor system, pneumatic circuit, underground structure Q1136075

Facts

4 properties
Subclass of
conveyor system, pneumatic circuit, underground structure[1][2][3]
Has use
transport[4]
Described by source
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[5][6][7][8][9][10]
Has part(s) of the class
compressor, pipe[11][12]
🏷️ Also known as
en capsule pipelines en PTT en pneumatic tube transport en pneumatic tube en pneumatic mail ar أنبوب هوائي cs vzduchová pošta cs pneumatická pošta cs potrubní pošta da Rørpost de Pneumatische Rohrpost de atmosphärische Briefpost de Rohrpost el αυτόματο ταχυδρομείο es tuberias de capsulas es tuberías de cápsulas es tubo neumatico es tubo neumático es tubos de Lamson es tubos neumaticos
🔖 Identifiers · 15
GND ID
4178369-4
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Rohrpoststation.jpg ↗
Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID
300051256
BNCF Thesaurus ID
51651
Dewey Decimal Classification
651.79
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
technology/capsule-pipeline, technology/pneumatic-capsule-pipeline
Freebase ID
/m/067bv
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
rørpost
KBpedia ID
PneumaticTtube
Lex ID
rørpost
Nomenclature for Museum Cataloging
104
PSH ID
1210
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Topic's main category
Category:Pneumatic tube transport
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
02693800-n
YSO ID
6556

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Described by source 3
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Has part(s) of the class 2
pipe, compressor
Subclass of 2
conveyor system, underground structure
Belongs to 1
drive-through
Examples 1
Prague pneumatic post
Has use 1
transport
Topic's main category 1
Category:Pneumatic tube transport
← Category's main topic 1
Category:Pneumatic tube transport
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  1. 26w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Pneumatic tube transport
    Has part(s) of the class → compressor, pipe
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, Otto's encyclopedia, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary +1
    Subclass of → conveyor system, pneumatic circuit, underground structure
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 6556, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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