animation

method of creating moving pictures
Thing cinematic_technique Q11425
animation
Eadweard Muybridge · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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animation

Summary

animation is a cinematic technique[1]. animation ranks in the top 3% of cinematic_technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,225 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • animation is credited with the discovery of Charles-Émile Reynaud[3].
  • animation's instance of is recorded as cinematic technique[4].
  • animation is a type of film production[5].
  • animation's Commons category is recorded as Animations[6].
  • animation's said to be the same as is recorded as Sakuga[7].
  • animation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as December 1888[8].
  • animation's time of discovery or invention is recorded as October 28, 1892[9].
  • animation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animation[10].
  • animation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Animations[11].
  • animation's Commons gallery is recorded as Animation[12].
  • animation's product or material produced is recorded as animated film[13].
  • animation's product or material produced is recorded as animated series[14].
  • animation's product or material produced is recorded as animated art[15].
  • animation's topic's main Wikimedia portal is recorded as Portal:Animation[16].
  • animation's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[17].
  • animation's described by source is recorded as Q131308011[18].
  • animation's topic has template is recorded as Template:Animation[19].
  • animation's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/animation[20].
  • animation's has characteristic is recorded as animation award[21].
  • animation's different from is recorded as animation[22].
  • animation's history of topic is recorded as history of animation[23].
  • animation's hashtag is recorded as animation[24].
  • animation's practiced by is recorded as animation director[25].
  • animation's practiced by is recorded as animator[26].
  • animation's practiced by is recorded as animated film director[27].

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Definition and Type

animation's instance of is recorded as cinematic technique[4]. animation is a type of film production[5].

Influence

Things named for animation include NoitaminA[28], a program block[29], founded in 2005[30].

Why It Matters

animation ranks in the top 3% of cinematic_technique entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,225 views/month).[2] animation has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] animation is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for animation include NoitaminA[28], a program block[29], founded in 2005[30].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Sofie Geneea · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of
    Topic's main wikimedia portal Portal:Animation
    Discoverer or inventor Charles-Émile Reynaud
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Q131308011
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