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.
Articles in the Vital list have their assessments labelled as:
Featured articles
Former featured articles
A-class articles
Good articles
Delisted good articles
Failed good article nominees
B-class articles
C-class articles
Start-class articles
Stub-class articles
List-class articles
Unassessed articles
The progress bar is auto-updated via category count, and the symbols and article counts are updated daily by User:cewbot. Please read the FAQ before modifying the article list.
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 724 articles.
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Technology
[edit]This section contains 724 articles.
Technology: General
[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
Agriculture
[edit]This section contains 32 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Forms[edit]This section contains 9 articles. |
Buildings and infrastructure[edit]This section contains 6 articles. Animal husbandry[edit]This section contains 6 articles. |
Agronomy and horticulture[edit]This section contains 9 articles. Basics[edit]This section contains 4 articles. Horticultural techniques[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
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Biotechnology
[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Computing and information technology
[edit]This section contains 82 articles.
- For topics in theoretical computer science, see Mathematics: Discrete mathematics.
Basics[edit]This section contains 8 articles. Computer science[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
Computer hardware[edit]This section contains 10 articles. Computer software[edit]This section contains 7 articles. |
Operating systems[edit]This section contains 6 articles. User interface[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Cryptography[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Data storage[edit]This section contains 11 articles. |
Networks[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Internet[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Programming[edit]This section contains 13 articles.
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Electronics
[edit]This section contains 32 articles.
Basics
[edit]This section contains 8 articles.
Components
[edit]This section contains 24 articles.
Engineering
[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Industry
[edit]This section contains 98 articles. See also: "Industry" in Business and economics
Basics[edit]This section contains 12 articles. Energy and fuel[edit]This section contains 36 articles. |
Electricity generation and distribution[edit]This section contains 13 articles. See also: Electromagnetism and Electromagnetism
Food, water and health[edit]This section contains 18 articles. |
Material and chemical[edit]This section contains 20 articles.
Metallurgy[edit]This section contains 12 articles.
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Infrastructure
[edit]This section contains 57 articles. See also Arts: Architecture
Basics[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Building materials[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Infrastructure by type[edit]This section contains 48 articles. Architectural elements[edit]This section contains 16 articles. |
Coastal infrastructure[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Ceremonial buildings[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Commercial buildings[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Mixed-use buildings[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Other components[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Hydraulic infrastructure[edit]This section contains 10 articles. Transport infrastructure[edit]This section contains 7 articles.
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Machinery and tools
[edit]This section contains 97 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 21 articles. Components[edit]This section contains 16 articles. |
Tools[edit]This section contains 34 articles. Tools: General[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Measuring instruments[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Artist's tools[edit]This section contains 8 articles. Hand tools[edit]This section contains 8 articles. Agricultural tools[edit]This section contains 9 articles. |
Machinery[edit]This section contains 26 articles. Farm and garden machinery[edit]This section contains 6 articles. Household appliances[edit]This section contains 15 articles.
Industrial machinery[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
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Media and communication
[edit]This section contains 36 articles. See also Arts: Literature; Society: Mass media; and Technology: Computing and information technology
Means of communication
Broadcasting (Level 3)
Cathode-ray tube
Communications satellite
Flat-panel display
Image
Image scanner
Mail (Level 3)
Mobile phone (Level 3)
Podcast
Printing (Level 3)
Radio (Level 3)
Sound recording and reproduction
Speech synthesis
Telecommunications (Level 3)
Television (Level 3)
Text messaging
Typewriter
Video
Medical technology
[edit]This section contains 16 articles.
Devices[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Equipment[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Techniques[edit]This section contains 1 article. |
Diagnostic technologies[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Transport[edit]This section contains 1 article. |
Imaging[edit]This section contains 4 articles.
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Military technology
[edit]This section contains 69 articles.
Military technology: General[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Ammunition[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Armour[edit]This section contains 6 articles. Explosive weapons[edit]This section contains 6 articles. Fortification[edit]This section contains 3 articles. |
Incendiary weapons[edit]This section contains 1 article. Melee weapons[edit]This section contains 9 articles. Military aviation[edit]This section contains 4 articles. Naval warfare[edit]This section contains 8 articles. |
Projectile weapons[edit]This section contains 12 articles. Artillery and siege[edit]This section contains 6 articles. Weapons of mass destruction[edit]This section contains 5 articles.
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Navigation and timekeeping
[edit]This section contains 24 articles. For units of time (hour, day, etc.), see Physical sciences – Measurement.
Timekeeping[edit]This section contains 14 articles. |
Navigation[edit]This section contains 10 articles. See the Cartography section under Geography for Map.
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Optical technology
[edit]This section contains 25 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 3 articles. Optics[edit]This section contains 6 articles. |
Optical instruments[edit]This section contains 16 articles.
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Space
[edit]This section contains 28 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
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Programs and launch sites[edit]This section contains 9 articles.
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Crewed spacecraft[edit]This section contains 5 articles. Uncrewed spacecraft[edit]This section contains 2 articles. Ground-based observatories[edit]This section contains 2 articles.
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Textiles
[edit]This section contains 22 articles.
Fabrics and fibers[edit]This section contains 12 articles. |
Techniques[edit]This section contains 10 articles.
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Transportation
[edit]This section contains 83 articles.
Basics[edit]This section contains 7 articles. Road transport[edit]This section contains 19 articles.
Animal-powered transport[edit]This section contains 3 articles. |
Trains[edit]This section contains 14 articles.
Aviation[edit]This section contains 17 articles. |
Maritime transport[edit]This section contains 20 articles.
Other[edit]This section contains 3 articles.
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