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shift work

employment practice designed to make use of, or provide service across, part of or all 24 hours of each day of the week
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shift work

Summary

shift work ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shift work is a type of work[2].
  • shift work is used for 24/7[3].
  • shift work's Commons category is recorded as Shift work[4].
  • shift work comprises free shift[5].
  • shift work's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].
  • shift work's has effect is recorded as shift work sleep disorder[7].
  • shift work's has part is recorded as shift[8].
  • shift work's has goal is recorded as maximization[9].

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Definition and Type

shift work is a type of work[2].

Use and Application

shift work is used for 24/7[3]. It comprises free shift[5].

Why It Matters

shift work ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Aliases → —
    Has part(s) of the class → shift
    Has effect → shift work sleep disorder
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|6 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 11242, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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