squatting

occupation of an abandoned or unoccupied area of land or a building
Event social_movement Q44854
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squatting

Summary

squatting is a social movement[1]. squatting ranks in the top 4% of social_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • squatting's instance of is recorded as social movement[3].
  • squatting is a type of occupation[4].
  • squatting is a type of living arrangement[5].
  • squatting is a type of usurpation[6].
  • squatting's Commons category is recorded as Squatting[7].
  • squatting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squatting[8].
  • squatting's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Squatters' movements[9].
  • squatting's Commons gallery is recorded as Squatting[10].
  • squatting's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[11].
  • squatting's described by source is recorded as The Guardian[12].
  • squatting's described by source is recorded as Desktop Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • squatting's uses is recorded as squatter's house[14].
  • squatting's practiced by is recorded as squatter[15].
  • squatting's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Human rights[16].
  • squatting's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Squatting[17].

Body

Context

squatting's instance of is recorded as social movement[3].

Outcome and Impact

Things named for squatting include typosquatting[18], a cyber adversary technique[19].

Why It Matters

squatting ranks in the top 4% of social_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,553 views/month).[2] squatting has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] squatting is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Entities named for squatting include typosquatting[18], a cyber adversary technique[19].

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.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . theguardian.com. theguardian.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [18] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). squatting. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/squatting
MLA “squatting.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/squatting.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_squatting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{squatting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/squatting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Looniverse · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fürthwiki article id 32932
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12653]]: 32932, Adding FürthWiki Ids"
  2. 10d ago · MarisDreshmanisBot bot · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of occupation, living arrangement, usurpation
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||th, hy, ko, eo, cy, tl */ Add 6 multilingual descriptions extracted from Wikipedia article first sentences (universal multilingual maintenance — Q-walker v2.1"
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