computer

general-purpose device for performing arithmetic or logical operations
class invention Q68
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computer

Summary

computer is an invention[1]. computer ranks in the top 2% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,622 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • computer is credited with the discovery of Charles Babbage[3].
  • computer was influenced by MUSASINO-1[4].
  • computer's instance of is recorded as invention[5].
  • computer's instance of is recorded as machine[6].
  • computer is a type of machine[7].
  • computer is a type of computing platform[8].
  • computer is a type of IT system[9].
  • computer is a type of computer file location[10].
  • computer is a type of information processor[11].
  • computer is a type of data terminal equipment[12].
  • computer is a type of electronic musical instrument[13].
  • computer's Commons category is recorded as Computers[14].
  • computer comprises input-output device[15].
  • computer comprises software[16].
  • computer comprises computer hardware[17].
  • computer comprises computer keyboard[18].
  • computer comprises central processing unit[19].
  • computer comprises graphics processing unit[20].
  • computer's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1945[21].
  • computer's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Computers[22].
  • computer's Commons gallery is recorded as Computer[23].
  • computer's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox computing device[24].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as computer configuration[25].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as class of computers[26].
  • computer's has characteristic is recorded as computer performance[27].

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Works and Contributions

computer is credited with the discovery of Charles Babbage[3]. Things named for computer include computer network[28], in South Korea[29].

Why It Matters

computer ranks in the top 2% of invention entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,622 views/month).[2] computer has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] computer is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for computer include computer network[28], in South Korea[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . SEKO - Finnish medium of performance thesaurus. Retrieved . urn.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . cs.sru.edu. Retrieved . cs.sru.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . cs.sru.edu. Retrieved . cs.sru.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . informationq.com. Retrieved . informationq.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . youngwonks.com. Retrieved . youngwonks.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 10h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 298
    Semantic scholar topic id → 1313
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', 'anp', 'ar', 'a
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P6611]]: 1313, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/255021686|Computer (#255021686)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7439|Semantic Scholar topic]] #"
  2. 11d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000420
    Equivalent class → http://cat.aii.caas.cn/concept/21471, http://data.europa.eu/bkc/019.06.02.0450, http://id.cabi.org/cabt/31374 +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.hozo.jp/owl/YAMATO20210808.miz.owl#computer"
  3. 24d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://cat.aii.caas.cn/concept/21471, http://data.europa.eu/bkc/019.06.02.0450, http://id.cabi.org/cabt/31374 +2
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://purl.allotrope.org/ontologies/equipment#AFE_0001695"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2fVTqU, 2MZAKi
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40836|batch #40836]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 13w ago · Beegies · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lexikon der mathematik entry id → 1603
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P12975]]: 1603, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/168752818|Computer (#168752818)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/6422|spektrum.de Lexikon der M"
  6. 15w ago · JhealdBatch bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have, Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4, Q140249898
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/36807|batch #36807]]: tag for concrete/abstract disjunction anomaly"
  7. 16w ago · Beegies · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Süddeutsche zeitung topic id → Computer
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P10916]]: Computer, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/213751443|Computer (#213751443)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7168|Süddeutsche Zeitung t"
  8. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0000470-pocitace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0000470-pocitace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
  9. 19w ago · Trivialist · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → computers
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: computers, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289916930|computers (#289916930)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
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