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safety valve

valve that acts as a fail-safe
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safety valve

Summary

safety valve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • safety valve is a type of valve[2].
  • safety valve is a type of appliance[3].
  • safety valve is a type of protective device[4].
  • safety valve's Commons category is recorded as Safety valves[5].
  • safety valve's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[6].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include valve[2], appliance[3], and protective device[4].

Why It Matters

safety valve ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (413 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). safety valve. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/safety-valve
MLA “safety valve.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/safety-valve.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_safety-valve_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{safety valve}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/safety-valve}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → valve, appliance, protective device
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529428105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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