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decoy

person, device, or event designed as a distraction meant to fool or divert an automated device, someone, another living being, or some natural process
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decoy

Summary

decoy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • decoy is a type of mockup[2].
  • decoy is a type of simulacrum[3].
  • decoy is used for deception[4].
  • decoy is used for misdirection[5].
  • decoy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Decoys[6].
  • decoy's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • decoy's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • decoy's different from is recorded as trapping[9].
  • decoy's P14870 is recorded as ont00000652[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mockup[2] and simulacrum[3].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include deception[4] and misdirection[5].

Why It Matters

decoy ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).[1] decoy has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] decoy is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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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.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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. 10d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14870 → ont00000652
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14870]]: ont00000652"
  2. 19w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → trapping
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → mockup, simulacrum
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P10283]]: C2779179475, Rescuing 1 sources and submitting 0 for archiving. #IABot (v2.0.9.5)"
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