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turntable

modern electric version of a gramophone, phonograph, or turntable for the playback of Long Play (LP) vinyl records, commonly without built-in amplification nor loudspeakers
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turntable

Summary

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

Key Facts

  • turntable's field of work was turntablism[2].
  • turntable is a type of musical instrument[3].
  • turntable is a type of phonograph[4].
  • turntable is a type of phonograph record player[5].
  • turntable is a type of playback device[6].
  • turntable is used for turntablism[7].
  • turntable's Commons category is recorded as Record players[8].
  • turntable's used by is recorded as disc jockey[9].
  • turntable's used by is recorded as audiophile[10].
  • turntable's different from is recorded as electrophone[11].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include musical instrument[3], phonograph[4], phonograph record player[5], and playback device[6].

Use and Application

turntable is used for turntablism[7]. Recorded used by include disc jockey[9] and audiophile[10].

Why It Matters

turntable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).[1] turntable has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] turntable is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → electrophone
    Has use → turntablism
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → musical instrument, phonograph, phonograph record player +1
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 12774, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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