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optical storage

storage of data on a medium using marks in a pattern, which can be read back with the aid of light
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optical storage

Summary

optical storage is a type of computer memory or storage[1]. It draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_computer_memory_or_storage category, ranking #13 of 25).[2]

Key Facts

  • optical storage's instance of is recorded as type of computer memory or storage[3].
  • optical storage is a type of mass storage[4].
  • optical storage is a type of machine-readable medium[5].
  • optical storage's Commons category is recorded as Optical memory[6].
  • optical storage's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Optical computer storage media[7].

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Definition and Type

optical storage's instance of is recorded as type of computer memory or storage[3]. Recorded subclass of include mass storage[4] and machine-readable medium[5].

Why It Matters

optical storage draws 461 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_computer_memory_or_storage category, ranking #13 of 25).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

optical disc optical disc drive

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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