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resistor

Summary

resistor is a type of electronic component[1]. resistor draws 5,793 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #6 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • resistor's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[3].
  • resistor is made of electrical conductor[4].
  • resistor is a type of electrical load[5].
  • resistor is a type of one-port circuit[6].
  • resistor is a type of passive electronic component[7].
  • resistor is a type of linear electrical element[8].
  • resistor is a type of bilateral electronic component[9].
  • resistor is used for electrical resistance[10].
  • resistor is used for bleeder resistor[11].
  • resistor's Commons category is recorded as Resistors[12].
  • resistor's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Resistive components[13].
  • resistor's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[14].
  • resistor's has characteristic is recorded as electrical resistance[15].
  • resistor's different from is recorded as Q1042672[16].
  • resistor's different from is recorded as resistance movement[17].
  • resistor's uses is recorded as electrical resistance[18].
  • resistor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[19].
  • resistor's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[20].
  • resistor's P14541 is recorded as 3T0Blh[21].

Body

Definition and Type

resistor's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[3]. Recorded subclass of include electrical load[5], one-port circuit[6], passive electronic component[7], linear electrical element[8], and bilateral electronic component[9].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include electrical resistance[10] and bleeder resistor[11].

Why It Matters

resistor draws 5,793 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #6 of 16).[2] resistor has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] resistor is known by 43 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 23d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Iev number → 151-13-19
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8855]]: 151-13-19, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/102056100|resistor (#102056100)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/3984|IEC 60050]] #mix'n'ma"
  2. 8w ago · Infovarius · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → electrical load, one-port circuit, passive electronic component +2
    Instance of → type of electronic component
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q6867168]]"
  3. 9w ago · Im tau · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Uses → electrical resistance
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2283]]: [[Q25358]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3T0Blh
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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