physical tool
physical item that can be used to achieve a goal
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Summary
physical tool is a type of physical object[1]. It draws 8,196 Wikipedia views per month (type of physical object category, ranking #2 of 6).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: first-order class[3], type of tool[4]
- Subclass of: equipment[5], artificial physical object[6], tool[7], tangible good[8]
- Commons category: Tools[9]
- Has part(s): type of physical tool[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tools[11]
- Described by source: Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], New Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[15], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[18]
- Partially coincident with: tool[19]
- Topic has template: Template:Infobox tool[20]
- Used by: being[21], human[22]
- Has characteristic: instrumentality[23], usability[24], simplicity[25]
- Main Wikidata property: P121[26]
- Different from: appliance[27], instrument[28], Implement[29]
- Properties for this type: P366[30], P186[31], P1535[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q118143773[33]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[34], Open Culture / GLAM Glossary[35]
- Model item: electric drill[36]
Why It Matters
physical tool has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]