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racon

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racon

Summary

racon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • racon is a type of beacon[2].
  • racon is a type of radar[3].
  • racon is a type of transducer[4].
  • racon's main Wikidata property is recorded as P3994[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include beacon[2], radar[3], and transducer[4].

Why It Matters

racon ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (59 views/month).[1] racon has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] racon is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). racon. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/racon
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_racon_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{racon}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/racon}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main wikidata property → P3994
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → technology/radar-beacon
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007555989405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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