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washer

thin plate with a hole, normally used to distribute the load of a threaded fastener
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washer

Summary

washer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • washer's physically interacts with is recorded as threaded fastener[2].
  • washer's physically interacts with is recorded as component[3].
  • washer is a type of spacer[4].
  • washer is part of bolted joint[5].
  • washer is part of joining technology[6].
  • washer is used for prevention[7].
  • washer is used for spacer[8].
  • washer is used for spring[9].
  • washer is used for reduction[10].
  • washer's Commons category is recorded as Washers (hardware)[11].
  • washer's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 11[12].
  • washer's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13].
  • washer's partially coincident with is recorded as flange nut[14].
  • washer's shape is recorded as disk[15].
  • washer's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].

Body

Definition and Type

washer is a type of spacer[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include prevention[7], spacer[8], spring[9], and reduction[10]. Part of include bolted joint[5] and joining technology[6].

Why It Matters

washer ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (726 views/month).[1] washer has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] washer is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → bolted joint, joining technology
    Partially coincident with → flange nut
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007551286805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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