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vacuum cleaner

device that uses air to suck up dirt and other substances
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Summary

vacuum cleaner ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,360 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • vacuum cleaner is credited with the discovery of Hubert Cecil Booth[2].
  • vacuum cleaner is a type of home appliance[3].
  • vacuum cleaner is a type of electromechanical device[4].
  • vacuum cleaner is a type of cleaning tool[5].
  • vacuum cleaner is a type of power tool[6].
  • vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning[7].
  • vacuum cleaner's Commons category is recorded as Vacuum cleaners[8].
  • vacuum cleaner's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1901[9].
  • vacuum cleaner's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Vacuum cleaners[10].
  • vacuum cleaner's Commons gallery is recorded as Vacuum cleaner[11].
  • vacuum cleaner's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • vacuum cleaner's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • vacuum cleaner's has effect is recorded as suction[14].
  • vacuum cleaner's different from is recorded as vacuum pump[15].
  • vacuum cleaner's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04517823-n[16].
  • vacuum cleaner's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • vacuum cleaner's WordLift URL is recorded as http://data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/vacuum_cleaner[18].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include home appliance[3], electromechanical device[4], cleaning tool[5], and power tool[6].

Use and Application

vacuum cleaner is used for cleaning[7].

Why It Matters

vacuum cleaner ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,360 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Dyson Spotless Vacuum

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.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . thenextweb.com. thenextweb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 15176, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
  2. 16d ago · Sayoxime · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → vacuum pump
    Has effect → suction
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: DC41 Animal.jpg"
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