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Swiss Army knife

type of pocket knife containing multiple tools
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Swiss Army knife
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Swiss Army knife

Summary

Swiss Army knife ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Swiss Army knife is a type of pocket knife[2].
  • Swiss Army knife is a type of multi-tool[3].
  • Swiss Army knife's Commons category is recorded as Swiss Army knives[4].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include pocket knife[2] and multi-tool[3].

Why It Matters

Swiss Army knife ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (920 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[5] It is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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