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diode

Summary

diode is a type of electronic component[1]. diode draws 4,372 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #3 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • diode is credited with the discovery of Jagadish Chandra Bose[3].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as type of electronic component[4].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as nonlinear electrical element[5].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as unilateral electronic component[6].
  • diode's instance of is recorded as active electronic component[7].
  • diode is a type of electronic component[8].
  • diode is a type of active electronic component[9].
  • diode is a type of passive electronic component[10].
  • diode is used for electrical resistance[11].
  • diode's Commons category is recorded as Diodes[12].
  • diode's time of discovery or invention is recorded as 1901[13].
  • diode's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Diodes[14].
  • diode's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[15].
  • diode's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:List of articles all languages should have[16].
  • diode's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[17].
  • diode's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Electronics[18].
  • diode's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Physics[19].
  • diode's pinout is recorded as Anode[20].
  • diode's pinout is recorded as Cathode[21].
  • diode's P14541 is recorded as 36z11[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of electronic component[4], nonlinear electrical element[5], unilateral electronic component[6], and active electronic component[7]. Recorded subclass of include electronic component[8], active electronic component[9], and passive electronic component[10].

Use and Application

diode is used for electrical resistance[11].

Why It Matters

diode draws 4,372 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electronic_component category, ranking #3 of 16).[2] diode has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] diode is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

anode cathode electronic component John Ambrose Fleming MPS Diode

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · MsynBot bot · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Jagadish Chandra Bose
    Creator → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-rank:1||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Diode-closeup.jpg, remove unnecessary use of preferred rank #msynbotTask13"
  2. 8w ago · Im tau · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Creator → —
    Pinout → Anode, Cathode
    Discoverer or inventor → Jagadish Chandra Bose
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P61]]: [[Q314267]]"
  3. 9w ago · Im tau · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Jagadish Chandra Bose
    Time of discovery or invention → +1901-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P2910]]: Diode01.svg"
  4. 9w ago · Im tau · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of electronic component, nonlinear electrical element, unilateral electronic component +1
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q12492106]]"
  5. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 36z11
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
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