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poka-yoke

Summary

poka-yoke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (655 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • poka-yoke is in the country of Japan[2].
  • poka-yoke's subclass of is recorded as idiot-proof[3].
  • poka-yoke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06c03j[4].
  • poka-yoke's Quora topic ID is recorded as Poka-Yoke-1[5].
  • poka-yoke's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779556059[6].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for poka-yoke include Foolproof[7], a film[8], directed by William Phillips[9].

Why It Matters

poka-yoke ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (655 views/month).[1] poka-yoke has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] poka-yoke is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Entities named for poka-yoke include Foolproof[7], a film[8], directed by William Phillips[9].

Related Entities

André-Hercule de Fleury Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Quora. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). poka-yoke. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/poka-yoke
MLA “poka-yoke.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/poka-yoke.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_poka-yoke_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{poka-yoke}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/poka-yoke}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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