taximeter

a meter in a taxi that registers the fare
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A taximeter is a software feature [1][2].

taximeter

Summary

taximeter is a software feature[1]. taximeter draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (software_feature category, ranking #45 of 97).[2]

Key Facts

  • taximeter is credited with the discovery of Friedrich Wilhelm Gustav Bruhn[3].
  • taximeter's instance of is recorded as software feature[4].
  • taximeter's instance of is recorded as computer hardware[5].
  • fee is named after taximeter[6].
  • taximeter is a type of calculator[7].
  • taximeter is a type of measuring instrument[8].
  • taximeter is part of taxi[9].
  • taximeter's Commons category is recorded as Taximeters[10].
  • taximeter's used by is recorded as taxi driver[11].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include software feature[4] and computer hardware[5]. Recorded subclass of include calculator[7] and measuring instrument[8].

Origins

fee is named after taximeter[6].

Use and Application

taximeter is part of taxi[9]. taximeter's used by is recorded as taxi driver[11].

Influence

Things named for taximeter include taxi[12].

Why It Matters

taximeter draws 175 Wikipedia views per month (software_feature category, ranking #45 of 97).[2] taximeter has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] taximeter is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for taximeter include taxi[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . play.google.com. play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . 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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [12] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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