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photoelectric sensor

equipment used to discover the distance, absence, or presence of an object by using a light transmitter and a photoelectric receiver
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photoelectric sensor

Summary

photoelectric sensor is a sensor[1]. It draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (sensor category, ranking #4 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • photoelectric sensor's instance of is recorded as sensor[3].
  • photoelectric sensor is a type of electronic component[4].
  • photoelectric sensor's Commons category is recorded as Photoelectric sensors[5].

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Definition and Type

photoelectric sensor's instance of is recorded as sensor[3]. It is a type of electronic component[4].

Why It Matters

photoelectric sensor draws 193 Wikipedia views per month (sensor category, ranking #4 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

Related Entities

electronic component

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → electronic component
    Instance of → sensor
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    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543514805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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