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lighter

tool to generate a flame
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Summary

lighter ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,738 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: physical tool[2], smoking equipment[3]
  • Has use: firelighting[4]
  • Commons category: Lighters[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Lighters[6]
  • Commons gallery: Lighter[7]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8]
  • Different from: electric match[9], match[10]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/03666591-n[11], http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/103635336-n[12]
  • Social media followers: 20,516[13]

Why It Matters

lighter has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] lighter is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). lighter. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/lighter
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_lighter_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{lighter}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/lighter}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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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. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C8592
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C8592, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 11w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → Q297065
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q297065, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  3. 15w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → cigar-lighters
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: cigar-lighters, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289923702|cigar lighters (#289923702)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's "
  4. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Lighters
    Has use → firelighting
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → physical tool, smoking equipment
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007286584105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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