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device that generates sparks in internal combustion engines
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Summary

spark plug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • spark plug is a type of appliance[2].
  • spark plug is part of combustion engine[3].
  • spark plug is part of gasoline engine[4].
  • spark plug is part of internal combustion engine[5].
  • spark plug is part of Otto engine[6].
  • spark plug's Commons category is recorded as Spark plugs[7].
  • spark plug's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spark plugs[8].
  • spark plug's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[9].
  • spark plug's has effect is recorded as ignition[10].

Body

Definition and Type

spark plug is a type of appliance[2].

Use and Application

Part of include combustion engine[3], an engine class[11]; gasoline engine[4], an engine class[12]; internal combustion engine[5], an engine class[13]; and Otto engine[6].

Why It Matters

spark plug ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,228 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_spark-plug_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{spark plug}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/spark-plug}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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