alphabetical order

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alphabetical order

Summary

alphabetical order ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,458 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • alphabetical order is a type of lexicographical order[2].
  • alphabetical order is a type of collation[3].
  • alphabetical order is used for alphabetization[4].
  • alphabetical order's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alphabetical order[5].
  • alphabetical order's used by is recorded as alphabetical file[6].
  • alphabetical order's uses is recorded as alphabet[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include lexicographical order[2] and collation[3].

Use and Application

alphabetical order is used for alphabetization[4]. Its used by is recorded as alphabetical file[6].

Influence

Things named for alphabetical order include V and W-class destroyer[8], a ship class[9], founded in 1917[10]; O and P-class destroyer[11], a ship class[12], founded in 1941[13]; C-class destroyer[14], a ship class[15], founded in 1944[16]; J, K and N-class destroyer[17], a ship class[18], founded in 1939[19]; U-class submarine[20], a submarine class[21], founded in 1940[22]; L and M-class destroyer[23], a ship class[24], founded in 1941[25]; W and Z-class destroyer[26], a ship class[27], founded in 1943[28]; and C-class light cruiser[29], a ship class[30], founded in 1914[31].

Why It Matters

alphabetical order ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,458 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for it include V and W-class destroyer[8], a ship class[9], founded in 1917[10]; O and P-class destroyer[11], a ship class[12], founded in 1941[13]; C-class destroyer[14], a ship class[15], founded in 1944[16]; J, K and N-class destroyer[17], a ship class[18], founded in 1939[19]; U-class submarine[20], a submarine class[21], founded in 1940[22]; and L and M-class destroyer[23], a ship class[24], founded in 1941[25].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [11] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [14] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [17] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [26] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [12] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [13] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [15] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [16] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Alphabetical order
    Uses alphabet
    Has use alphabetization
    Used by
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007294889405171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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