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vending machine

machine which automatically dispenses beverages, food or non-food products to customers after a payment
Event point_of_sale Q211584
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Summary

vending machine is a point of sale[1]. It draws 3,744 Wikipedia views per month (point of sale category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: vending machine operator[3]
  • Subclass of: self-service machine[4], shop[5], coin-operated device[6]
  • Has use: trade[7]
  • Commons category: Vending machines[8]
  • Has part(s): coin slot[9], bill slot[10], card reader[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Vending machines[12]
  • Commons gallery: Vending machine[13]
  • OpenStreetMap tag: amenity=vending_machine[14]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[15]
  • Partially coincident with: coin-operated device[16]
  • Exact match: http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04525305-n[17]
  • P14692: Allen Ginsberg[18]

Why It Matters

vending machine has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

card reader

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. 13d ago · Ottawajin · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'commons', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'f
    J-global id → 200906059622755506
    Sitelink count → 54
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ J-global id: 200906059622755506, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/262315830|vending machine (#262315830)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7507|J-GLO"
  2. 7w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Allen Ginsberg
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  3. 9w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → vending-machines
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: vending-machines, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289966717|vending machines (#289966717)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harpe"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0439604-prodejni-automaty
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0439604-prodejni-automaty, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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