Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4/Technology
Vital articles is a list of subjects for which Wikipedia should have corresponding high-quality articles. It serves as a centralized watchlist to track the status of Wikipedia's most essential articles. This is one of eleven Level 4 sub-lists of ten thousand articles and is currently under construction.
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This list is tailored to the English-language Wikipedia. There is also a list of ten thousand articles considered vital to Wikipedias of all languages.
For more information on this list and the process for adding articles, please see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page. Total 741 articles.
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Technology
This section contains 741 articles.
Technology: General
This section contains 1 article.
Agriculture
This section contains 32 articles.
BasicsThis section contains 1 article. FormsThis section contains 10 articles. |
Buildings and infrastructureThis section contains 6 articles. Animal husbandryThis section contains 6 articles. |
Agronomy and horticultureThis section contains 9 articles. BasicsThis section contains 4 articles. Horticultural techniquesThis section contains 5 articles.
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Biotechnology
This section contains 7 articles.
Computing and information technology
This section contains 79 articles.
- For topics in theoretical computer science, see Mathematics: Discrete mathematics.
BasicsThis section contains 8 articles. Computer scienceThis section contains 6 articles.
Computer hardwareThis section contains 9 articles. Computer softwareThis section contains 7 articles. |
Operating systemsThis section contains 6 articles. User interfaceThis section contains 5 articles. CryptographyThis section contains 3 articles. Data storageThis section contains 11 articles. |
NetworksThis section contains 5 articles. InternetThis section contains 7 articles. ProgrammingThis section contains 12 articles.
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Electronics
This section contains 32 articles.
Basics
This section contains 8 articles.
Components
This section contains 24 articles.
Engineering
This section contains 14 articles.
Basics
This section contains 4 articles.
Disciplines
This section contains 10 articles.
Industry
This section contains 100 articles. See also: "Industry" in Business and economics
BasicsThis section contains 12 articles. Energy and fuelThis section contains 38 articles. |
Electricity generation and distributionThis section contains 14 articles. See also: Electromagnetism and Electromagnetism
Food, water and healthThis section contains 18 articles. |
Material and chemicalThis section contains 20 articles.
MetallurgyThis section contains 12 articles.
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Infrastructure
This section contains 70 articles. See also Arts: Architecture
BasicsThis section contains 2 articles. Building materialsThis section contains 7 articles. Infrastructure by typeThis section contains 61 articles. Architectural elementsThis section contains 16 articles. |
Coastal infrastructureThis section contains 5 articles. Ceremonial buildingsThis section contains 2 articles. Commercial buildingsThis section contains 2 articles. Mixed-use buildingsThis section contains 3 articles. Residential and housing unitsThis section contains 9 articles. |
Rooms and spacesThis section contains 5 articles. Other componentsThis section contains 2 articles. Hydraulic infrastructureThis section contains 10 articles. Transport infrastructureThis section contains 7 articles.
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Machinery and tools
This section contains 99 articles.
BasicsThis section contains 21 articles. ComponentsThis section contains 18 articles. |
ToolsThis section contains 34 articles. Tools: GeneralThis section contains 2 articles. Measuring instrumentsThis section contains 7 articles. Artist's toolsThis section contains 8 articles. Hand toolsThis section contains 8 articles. Agricultural toolsThis section contains 9 articles. |
MachineryThis section contains 26 articles. Farm and garden machineryThis section contains 6 articles. Household appliancesThis section contains 15 articles.
Industrial machineryThis section contains 5 articles.
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Media and communication
This section contains 36 articles. See also Arts: Literature; Society: Mass media; and Technology: Computing and information technology
- Broadcasting (Level 3)
- Cathode-ray tube
- Communications satellite
- Flat-panel display
- Image
- Image scanner
- Mail (Level 3)
- Mobile phone (Level 3)
- Printing (Level 3)
- Radio (Level 3)
- Social media
- Sound recording and reproduction
- Speech synthesis
- Telecommunications (Level 3)
- Television (Level 3)
- Text messaging
- Typewriter
- Video
Medical technology
This section contains 16 articles.
DevicesThis section contains 4 articles. EquipmentThis section contains 2 articles. TechniquesThis section contains 2 articles. |
Diagnostic technologiesThis section contains 3 articles. TransportThis section contains 1 article. |
ImagingThis section contains 4 articles.
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Military technology
This section contains 68 articles.
Military technology: GeneralThis section contains 7 articles. AmmunitionThis section contains 2 articles. ArmourThis section contains 6 articles. Explosive weaponsThis section contains 6 articles. FortificationThis section contains 3 articles. |
Incendiary weaponsThis section contains 1 article. Melee weaponsThis section contains 9 articles. Military aviationThis section contains 4 articles. Naval warfareThis section contains 8 articles. |
Projectile weaponsThis section contains 11 articles. Artillery and siegeThis section contains 6 articles. Weapons of mass destructionThis section contains 5 articles.
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Navigation and timekeeping
This section contains 25 articles. For units of time (hour, day, etc.), see Physical sciences – Measurement.
TimekeepingThis section contains 14 articles. |
NavigationThis section contains 11 articles. See the Cartography section under Geography for Map.
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Optical technology
This section contains 25 articles.
BasicsThis section contains 3 articles. OpticsThis section contains 6 articles. |
Optical instrumentsThis section contains 16 articles.
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Space
This section contains 29 articles.
BasicsThis section contains 11 articles.
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Programs and launch sitesThis section contains 9 articles.
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Crewed spacecraftThis section contains 5 articles. Uncrewed spacecraftThis section contains 2 articles. Ground-based observatoriesThis section contains 2 articles.
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Textiles
This section contains 23 articles.
Fabrics and fibersThis section contains 12 articles. |
TechniquesThis section contains 11 articles.
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Transportation
This section contains 85 articles.
BasicsThis section contains 7 articles. Road transportThis section contains 19 articles.
Animal-powered transportThis section contains 3 articles. |
TrainsThis section contains 14 articles.
AviationThis section contains 17 articles. |
Maritime transportThis section contains 20 articles.
OtherThis section contains 5 articles.
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