shed

modest outbuilding used for shelter or storage
Thing general Q721931
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Summary

shed ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shed is a type of architectural structure[2].
  • shed is a type of garden feature[3].
  • shed is a type of building[4].
  • shed is used for storage[5].
  • shed's Commons category is recorded as Sheds[6].
  • shed's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as building=shed[7].
  • shed's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[8].
  • shed's different from is recorded as Szopa[9].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include architectural structure[2], garden feature[3], and building[4].

Use and Application

shed is used for storage[5].

Influence

Things named for shed include Baraque de Fraiture[10], a mountain[11], in Belgium[12].

Why It Matters

shed ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (91 views/month).[1] shed has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] shed is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

Entities named for shed include Baraque de Fraiture[10], a mountain[11], in Belgium[12].

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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. 7w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q5436
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 8w ago · SLuecke · 2026-08-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Verbaalpina id → C1545
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Verbaalpina id: C1545, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786955435161"
  3. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → architectural structure, garden feature, building
    Different from → Szopa
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|4 */ Yso id: 8699, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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