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watermark

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watermark

Summary

watermark ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • watermark is a type of sign of authenticity[2].
  • watermark is a type of mark[3].
  • watermark is part of signature[4].
  • watermark is used for authentication[5].
  • watermark is used for documenting[6].
  • watermark's Commons category is recorded as Watermarks[7].
  • watermark's has cause is recorded as variation[8].
  • watermark's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[9].
  • watermark's different from is recorded as digital watermark[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include sign of authenticity[2] and mark[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include authentication[5] and documenting[6]. watermark is part of signature[4].

Why It Matters

watermark ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (296 views/month).[1] watermark has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] watermark is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. 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.

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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_watermark_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{watermark}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/watermark}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 1d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → digital watermark
    Subclass of → sign of authenticity, mark
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 17835, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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