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signal

symbolic sign or indicating device made to give notice of some occurrence, command or danger
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signal

Summary

signal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • signal is a type of sign[2].
  • signal is a type of instructional materials[3].
  • signal is used for traffic sign[4].
  • signal is used for railway signal[5].
  • signal is used for alarm device[6].
  • signal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Signal[7].
  • signal's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].
  • signal's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[9].
  • signal's different from is recorded as signal[10].
  • signal's different from is recorded as Q3481085[11].
  • signal's different from is recorded as signaling[12].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sign[2] and instructional materials[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include traffic sign[4], railway signal[5], and alarm device[6].

Why It Matters

signal ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (153 views/month).[1] signal has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] signal is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Related Entities

gas alarm indicator light tell-tale

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 11
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'de', 'es', 'hy', 'ko', 'ru', 'sw', 'uk']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ add badge [[Q70893996]] to kowiki sitelink; see [[Wikidata:Sitelinks to redirects]] for details #msynbotTask10"
  2. 21d ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX530384
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P950]]: XX530384"
  3. 18w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → traffic sign, railway signal, alarm device
    Subclass of → sign, instructional materials
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543871105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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