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blackout

anti-aircraft measure that consists of minimizing light output of a city
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blackout

Summary

blackout ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • blackout is a type of protection[2].
  • blackout is part of air defense[3].
  • blackout's Commons category is recorded as Blackout in wartime[4].

Body

Definition and Type

blackout is a type of protection[2].

Use and Application

blackout is part of air defense[3].

Influence

Things named for blackout include blackout cake[5], a recipe[6].

Why It Matters

blackout ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (781 views/month).[1] blackout has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] blackout is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Entities named for blackout include blackout cake[5], a recipe[6].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). blackout. Retrieved October 9, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/blackout-q1770547
MLA “blackout.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 9 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/blackout-q1770547.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_blackout-q1770547_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{blackout}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/blackout-q1770547}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-09}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → air defense
    Harper's tag → blackouts-in-war
    Subclass of → protection
    Part of → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: blackouts-in-war, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289910491|blackouts in war (#289910491)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
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