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wrench

tool used to provide grip and mechanical advantage
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wrench
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Summary

wrench ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,235 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: hand tool[2]
  • Commons category: Wrenches[3]
  • Unicode character: 🔧[4]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Wrenches[5]
  • Commons gallery: Wrench[6]
  • Described by source: Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[9]

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Influence

Things named for wrench include Moersleutel[10], a brewery[11], in Netherlands[12], founded in 2016[13], headquartered in Alkmaar[14].

Why It Matters

wrench has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] wrench is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Entities named for wrench include Moersleutel[10], a brewery[11], in Netherlands[12], founded in 2016[13], headquartered in Alkmaar[14].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [11] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [14] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_wrench_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{wrench}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/wrench}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-18}}
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Edit History

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. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → a-wrench
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: a-wrench, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289914982|a wrench (#289914982)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Described by source → Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947), Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7
    Subclass of → hand tool
    Subclass of → —
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-references:1||1|1 */ Commons gallery: Wrench, Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs ([[User:Difool/WikidataCleanup]])"
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