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sociotechnical system

type of system that includes social and technological elements, enabling society's complex infrastructures, organizations and interactions
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sociotechnical system

Summary

sociotechnical system is a type of system[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • sociotechnical system's instance of is recorded as type of system[3].
  • sociotechnical system is a type of system[4].
  • sociotechnical system's Commons category is recorded as Sociotechnical system[5].
  • sociotechnical system comprises engineered physical system[6].
  • sociotechnical system comprises social system[7].
  • sociotechnical system's studied by is recorded as systems theory[8].
  • sociotechnical system's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Sociotechnology[9].

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Definition and Type

sociotechnical system's instance of is recorded as type of system[3]. It is a type of system[4].

Use and Application

Components include engineered physical system[6], a type of system[10] and social system[7], a type of system[11].

Why It Matters

sociotechnical system has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 4cN7dp
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  2. 29d ago · Dcflyer · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1937557
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  3. 6w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → engineered physical system, social system
    Instance of → type of system
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007415872205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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