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disc brake

Summary

disc brake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • disc brake is a type of brake[2].
  • disc brake's Commons category is recorded as Disk brakes[3].
  • disc brake comprises brake disc[4].
  • disc brake comprises brake pad[5].
  • disc brake comprises brake caliper[6].
  • disc brake comprises brake caliper bracket[7].
  • disc brake comprises brake pad clip[8].
  • disc brake's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://bicycles.stackexchange.com/tags/disc-brake[9].
  • disc brake's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03208938-n[10].

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Definition and Type

disc brake is a type of brake[2].

Use and Application

Components include brake disc[4], brake pad[5], brake caliper[6], brake caliper bracket[7], and brake pad clip[8].

Why It Matters

disc brake ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (910 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_disc-brake_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{disc brake}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/disc-brake}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → brake disc, brake pad, brake caliper +2
    Has parts → —
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007581549205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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