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Reed switch

electrical switch operated by an applied magnetic field
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Reed switch

Summary

Reed switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Reed switch's image is recorded as Auerswald COMfort 2000 Base - Handset - reed switch-2364.jpg[2].
  • Reed switch's subclass of is recorded as electrical switch[3].
  • Reed switch's Commons category is recorded as Reed switches[4].
  • Reed switch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01v36l[5].
  • Reed switch's patent number is recorded as US2264746[6].
  • Reed switch's different from is recorded as vacuum switch[7].
  • Reed switch's UNSPSC code is recorded as 39121566[8].
  • Reed switch's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 186477452[9].
  • Reed switch's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3925322[10].

Why It Matters

Reed switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (157 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

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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.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Reed switch. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/reed-switch
MLA “Reed switch.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/reed-switch.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_reed-switch_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Reed switch}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/reed-switch}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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