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U-matic

Summary

U-matic is a broadcast television system[1]. U-matic draws 1,254 Wikipedia views per month (broadcast_television_system category, ranking #11 of 36).[2]

Key Facts

  • U-matic's instance of is recorded as broadcast television system[3].
  • U-matic is owned by Sony Group[4].
  • U-matic's Commons category is recorded as U-Matic[5].
  • 1969 marks the founding of U-matic[6].
  • U-matic's described by source is recorded as Q98045421[7].

Why It Matters

U-matic draws 1,254 Wikipedia views per month (broadcast_television_system category, ranking #11 of 36).[2] U-matic has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] U-matic is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

Related Entities

Morino Sony Group

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). U-matic. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-matic
MLA “U-matic.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-matic.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_u-matic_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{U-matic}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/u-matic}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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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. 3d ago · Trivialist · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → broadcast television system
    Owned by → —
    Tv tropes id → Platform/UMatic
    Instance of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6839]]: Platform/UMatic"
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