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pump

device that moves fluids (liquids or gases) by mechanical action
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pump

Summary

pump ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • pump is a type of physical tool[2].
  • pump is a type of turbomachinery[3].
  • pump is used for pumping[4].
  • pump's Commons category is recorded as Pumps[5].
  • pump's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 1E90FF[6].
  • pump's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pumps[7].
  • pump's Commons gallery is recorded as Pump[8].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as New Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[14].
  • pump's described by source is recorded as Kartographer icon[15].
  • pump's partially coincident with is recorded as fluid accelerator[16].
  • pump's different from is recorded as Pompa[17].
  • pump's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include physical tool[2] and turbomachinery[3].

Use and Application

pump is used for pumping[4].

Why It Matters

pump ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month).[1] pump has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] pump is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → Pompa
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, New Encyclopedic Dictionary +4
    Topic's main category → Category:Pumps
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 16383, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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