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turnstile

gate that allows one person to pass at a time
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turnstile

Summary

turnstile ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,398 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • turnstile is a type of gate[2].
  • turnstile is a type of access control[3].
  • turnstile is used for access control[4].
  • turnstile's Commons category is recorded as Turnstiles[5].
  • turnstile's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as barrier=turnstile[6].
  • turnstile's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04501370-n[7].
  • turnstile's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/104436663-n[8].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include gate[2] and access control[3].

Use and Application

turnstile is used for access control[4].

Influence

Things named for turnstile include turnstile[9], a mathematical symbol[10].

Why It Matters

turnstile ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,398 views/month).[1] turnstile has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] turnstile is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Entities named for turnstile include turnstile[9], a mathematical symbol[10].

Related Entities

access control

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). turnstile. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/turnstile-q1146283-2
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  1. 14d ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-07-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → gate, access control
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → access control
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||az, vi */ import labels from sitelinks"
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