refrigerator

household or industrial appliance for preserving food at a low temperature
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refrigerator

Summary

refrigerator has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • refrigerator is a type of major appliance[2].
  • refrigerator is a type of chiller[3].
  • refrigerator is a type of home appliance[4].
  • refrigerator is a type of electrical appliance[5].
  • refrigerator is used for refrigeration[6].
  • refrigerator is used for food storage[7].
  • refrigerator is used for food preservation[8].
  • refrigerator's Commons category is recorded as Refrigerators[9].
  • refrigerator comprises compressor aggregate[10].
  • refrigerator comprises heat exchanger[11].
  • refrigerator's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1856[12].
  • refrigerator's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Refrigerators[13].
  • refrigerator's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 10[14].
  • refrigerator's replaces is recorded as ice house[15].
  • refrigerator's replaces is recorded as cooler[16].
  • refrigerator's replaces is recorded as icebox[17].
  • refrigerator's different from is recorded as icebox[18].
  • refrigerator's different from is recorded as radiator[19].
  • refrigerator's different from is recorded as California Cooler[20].
  • refrigerator's different from is recorded as heat sink[21].
  • refrigerator's different from is recorded as Reefer[22].
  • refrigerator's MCN code is recorded as 8704.32.30[23].
  • refrigerator's uses is recorded as refrigerant[24].
  • refrigerator's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000583[25].
  • refrigerator's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include major appliance[2], chiller[3], home appliance[4], and electrical appliance[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include refrigeration[6], food storage[7], and food preservation[8]. Components include compressor aggregate[10] and heat exchanger[11].

Why It Matters

refrigerator has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] refrigerator is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17h ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag refrigerators
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: refrigerators, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289962919|refrigerators (#289962919)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  2. 23d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id 0234899-chladnicky
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0234899-chladnicky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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