Internet of things

Internet-like structure connecting everyday physical objects
Intangible concept Q251212
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Summary

Internet of things is a concept[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of concept entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (13,570 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: technology[3], driver of Industry 4.0[4]
  • Subclass of: smart device[5], Internet of Everything[6]
  • Commons category: Internet of things[7]
  • Has part(s): MQTT[8], internet of things protocol[9], IPv6[10], Advanced Message Queuing Protocol[11], cloud computing[12], 5G NR[13]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Internet of things[14]
  • Facet of: ambient intelligence[15]
  • Topic has template: Template:Internet of Things[16]
  • Stack Exchange tag: https://stackoverflow.com/tags/iot[17]
  • Native label: Internet of Things[18]
  • Short name: IoT[19], IdO[20], IdC[21], IdD[22], IdA[23]
  • Different from: Internet of Everything[24]
  • Uses: internetworking[25]
  • Studied by: interaction science[26], computer science[27]
  • Stack Exchange site URL: https://iot.stackexchange.com[28]

Why It Matters

Internet of things has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . 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. 21d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → IOT, pleuraempyem
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Lex id: IOT"
  2. 11w ago · NMaia · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Consumer rights wiki article id → 4598
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Consumer rights wiki article id: 4598, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/297029051|Internet of things (#297029051)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8142|‎Co"
  3. 13w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 2mqVyD, 1vzD0B
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  4. 16w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → Internet_of_Things
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: Internet_of_Things, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294324975|Internet of Things (#294324975)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8064|I"
  5. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0419069-internet-veci
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0419069-internet-veci, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  6. 21w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fast id → 1894151
    Encyclopædia britannica online id → science/Internet-of-Things
    Ndl authority id → 001210363
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Encyclopædia britannica online id: science/Internet-of-Things"
  7. 22w ago · 沈澄心 · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → smart device, Internet of Everything
    Instance of → —
    Has parts → —
    Facet of → ambient intelligence
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0): XX5222801"
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