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power-on self-test

process performed by firmware or software routines immediately after a computer or other digital electronic device is powered on
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power-on self-test

Summary

power-on self-test ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • power-on self-test's image is recorded as POST of ASUS P5KPL on SyncMaster 740N 20081006.jpg[2].
  • power-on self-test's subclass of is recorded as self-test[3].
  • power-on self-test's part of is recorded as booting[4].
  • power-on self-test's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05pcfy[5].
  • power-on self-test's facet of is recorded as operating system[6].
  • power-on self-test's different from is recorded as Q11801936[7].
  • power-on self-test's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780316967[8].

Why It Matters

power-on self-test ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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