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detonator

device used to trigger explosives
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detonator

Summary

detonator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • detonator is a type of demolition equipment[2].
  • detonator is used for detonation[3].
  • detonator's Commons category is recorded as Detonators[4].
  • detonator's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Detonators[5].
  • detonator's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • detonator's different from is recorded as Q92843777[7].

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Definition and Type

detonator is a type of demolition equipment[2].

Use and Application

detonator is used for detonation[3].

Why It Matters

detonator ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (973 views/month).[1] detonator has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] detonator is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
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    Subclass of → demolition equipment
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007550421705171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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