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zipper

device for fastening the edges of an opening of fabric or other flexible material
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zipper

Summary

zipper is a Q107555073[1]. zipper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • zipper is credited with the discovery of Whitcomb L. Judson[3].
  • zipper's instance of is recorded as Q107555073[4].
  • zipper's instance of is recorded as Q12106034[5].
  • zipper is a type of joining technology[6].
  • zipper is a type of fastener[7].
  • zipper is a type of mercery[8].
  • zipper's Commons category is recorded as Zippers[9].
  • zipper's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1893[10].
  • zipper's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Zippers[11].
  • zipper's Commons gallery is recorded as Zipper[12].
  • zipper's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Q107555073[4] and Q12106034[5].

Why It Matters

zipper has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] zipper is known by 63 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Zippers
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P2347]], mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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