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switchgear

equipment enabling the switching on or off of portions of an electrical network
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switchgear

Summary

switchgear has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • switchgear is a type of electric power systems component[2].
  • switchgear's Commons category is recorded as Switchgear[3].
  • switchgear's facet of is recorded as electrical switch[4].
  • switchgear's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as power=switchgear[5].

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Definition and Type

switchgear is a type of electric power systems component[2].

Why It Matters

switchgear has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] switchgear is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[6]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q5138
    Facet of → electrical switch
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → electric power systems component
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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