saw

tool used to cut through wood or other materials
Thing type_of_tool Q125356
saw
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Summary

saw is a type of tool[1]. saw draws 3,439 Wikipedia views per month (type of tool category, ranking #3 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: cutting tool[3]
  • Has use: machining[4]
  • Commons category: Saws[5]
  • Unicode character: 🪚[6]
  • Has part(s): saw tooth[7], saw blade[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Saws[9]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[12], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[13]
  • Used by: carpenter[14]
  • Different from: Piła[15]
  • MCN code: 8202.10.00[16]
  • Has part(s) of the class: saw blade[17]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[18]

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Influence

Things named for saw include Mount Nokogiri[19], a mountain[20], in Japan[21].

Why It Matters

saw has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] saw is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for saw include Mount Nokogiri[19], a mountain[20], in Japan[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  12. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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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 → C1141
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C1141, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  2. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → saws
    Biblissima authority id → Q295576
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295576, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  3. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Instance of → —
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Saws
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|8 */ Yso id: 17170, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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