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radio-frequency identification

technology using electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects
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radio-frequency identification

Summary

radio-frequency identification ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,173 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • radio-frequency identification is a type of technology[2].
  • radio-frequency identification is a type of radio communication[3].
  • radio-frequency identification is used for automatic identification and data capture[4].
  • radio-frequency identification's Commons category is recorded as RFID[5].
  • radio-frequency identification's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Radio-frequency identification[6].
  • radio-frequency identification's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'RFID'}[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include technology[2] and radio communication[3].

Use and Application

radio-frequency identification is used for automatic identification and data capture[4].

Why It Matters

radio-frequency identification ranks in the top 1% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,173 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2h ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subreddit → RFID
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3984]]: RFID, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/144666489|RFID (#144666489)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5569|Subreddit Directory]] #mix'n'm"
  2. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Radio-frequency identification
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → automatic identification and data capture
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27467, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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