electrical switch

electrical component that can break an electrical circuit
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electrical switch

Summary

electrical switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (746 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electrical switch is a type of electrical element[2].
  • electrical switch is a type of electromechanical device[3].
  • electrical switch is a type of physical switch[4].
  • electrical switch is a type of switchgear[5].
  • electrical switch is a type of electronic component[6].
  • electrical switch is part of electrical circuit[7].
  • electrical switch is used for light switch[8].
  • electrical switch's Commons category is recorded as Electric switches[9].
  • electrical switch comprises electrical contact[10].
  • electrical switch's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Electric switches[11].
  • electrical switch's Commons gallery is recorded as Electrical switch[12].
  • electrical switch's facet of is recorded as electrical engineering[13].
  • electrical switch's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=switch[14].
  • electrical switch's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • electrical switch's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[16].
  • electrical switch's topic has template is recorded as Template:Switches[17].
  • electrical switch's different from is recorded as slider[18].
  • electrical switch's different from is recorded as network switch[19].
  • electrical switch's different from is recorded as electronic switch[20].
  • electrical switch's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04372370-n[21].
  • electrical switch's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/104312552-n[22].
  • electrical switch's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23].
  • electrical switch's P14541 is recorded as eSUCX[24].
  • electrical switch's P14692 is recorded as Q5212[25].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include electrical element[2], electromechanical device[3], physical switch[4], switchgear[5], and electronic component[6].

Use and Application

electrical switch is used for light switch[8]. It comprises electrical contact[10]. It is part of electrical circuit[7].

Why It Matters

electrical switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (746 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . 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. 1d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 64
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'ar', 'ast', 'az', 'bew', 'bg', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da',
    Environment ontology id → 03600005
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P3859]]: 03600005, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/143356801|electrical switch (#143356801)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5484|Environment O"
  2. 6w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → electrical circuit
    Has part(s) → electrical contact
    P14692 → Q5212
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 6w ago · Ottawajin · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Facet of → electrical engineering
    Icon → Symbol closing-switch.svg
    Subclass of → electrical element, electromechanical device, physical switch +2
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1269]]: [[Q43035]], import w/ [[Wikidata:Wwwyzzerdd|🧙 Wwwyzzerdd for Wikidata]]"
  4. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → eSUCX
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  5. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0005680-spinace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0005680-spinace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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