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vacuum cleaner
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device that uses air to suck up dirt and other substances
A vacuum cleaner is a device that uses air to suck up dirt and other substances from floors and surfaces. It matters because it helps people clean their homes and workplaces efficiently by removing dust and debris.
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- Subclass of
- power tool
- Image
- Blue vacuum cleaner.svg
- Has use
- cleaning
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- discoverer or inventor
- Hubert Cecil Booth
- exact match
- wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/04517823-n
- time of discovery or invention
- 1901-00-00
- Commons category
- Vacuum cleaners
- topic's main category
- Category:Vacuum cleaners
- Commons gallery
- Vacuum cleaner
- WordLift URL
- data.thenextweb.com/tnw/entity/vacuum_cleaner
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- has effect
- suction
- different from
- vacuum pump
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
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Encyclopedic overview
A Numatic Henry, one of the most common canister-style cleaners in Europe
A vacuum cleaner, also known simply as a vacuum (or a hoover in the UK), is a device that uses suction, and often agitation, in order to remove dirt and other debris from carpets, hard floors, and other surfaces.
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