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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Summary

turntable ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,531 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 (1,531 views/month).[1] turntable has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] turntable is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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  1. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → turntable
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: turntable, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289972455|turntable (#289972455)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  2. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 12774, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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