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.
Article in the Vital list have their assessment 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.
Technology (738 articles)
Basics (1 article)
Agriculture (33 articles)
Basics (1 article)Forms (11 articles) |
Buildings and infrastructure (6 articles)Animal husbandry (6 articles) |
Agronomy and horticulture (9 articles)Basics (4 articles)Horticultural techniques (5 articles)
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Biotechnology (7 articles)
Computing and information technology (76 articles)
For topics in theoretical computer science, see Mathematics: Discrete mathematics
Basics (8 articles)Computer science (5 articles)
Computer hardware (5 articles)Computer software (7 articles) |
Operating systems (8 articles)User interface (5 articles)Cryptography (3 articles)Data storage (11 articles) |
Networks (5 articles)Internet (7 articles)
Programming (12 articles)
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Electronics (32 articles)
Basics (8 articles)
Components (24 articles)
Engineering (15 articles)
Basics (4 articles)
Disciplines (11 articles)
Industry (100 articles)
See also: "Industry" in Business and economics
Basics (12 articles)Energy and fuel (38 articles) |
Electricity generation and distribution (14 articles)See also: Electromagnetism and Electromagnetism
Food, water and health (18 articles) |
Material and chemical (20 articles)
Metallurgy (12 articles)
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Infrastructure (70 articles)
See also Arts: Architecture
Basics (2 articles)Building materials (7 articles)Infrastructure by type (61 articles)Architectural elements (16 articles) |
Coastal infrastructure (5 articles)Ceremonial buildings (2 articles)Commercial buildings (2 articles)Mixed-use buildings (3 articles)Residential and housing units (9 articles) |
Rooms and spaces (5 articles)Other components (2 articles)Hydraulic infrastructure (10 articles)Transport infrastructure (7 articles)
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Machinery and tools (99 articles)
Basics (21 articles)Components (18 articles) |
Tools (34 articles)General (2 articles)Measuring instruments (7 articles)Artist's tools (8 articles)Hand tools (8 articles)Agricultural tools (9 articles) |
Machinery (26 articles)Farm and garden machinery (6 articles)Household appliances (15 articles)
Industrial machinery (5 articles)
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Media and communication (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 (Level 3)
Medical technology (13 articles)
Devices (3 articles)Techniques (2 articles) |
Diagnostic technologies (3 articles)Transport (1 article) |
Imaging (4 articles)
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Military technology (68 articles)
General (7 articles)Ammunition (2 articles)Armour (6 articles)Explosive weapons (6 articles)Fortification (3 articles) |
Incendiary weapons (1 article)Melee weapons (9 articles)Military aviation (4 articles) |
Projectile weapons (11 articles)Artillery and siege (6 articles)Weapons of mass destruction (5 articles)
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For units of time (hour, day, etc.), see Physical sciences – Measurement.
Timekeeping (13 articles) |
See the Cartography section under Geography for Map.
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Optical technology (26 articles)
Basics (3 articles)Optics (7 articles) |
Optical instruments (16 articles)
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Space (30 articles)
Basics (12 articles)
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Programs and launch sites (9 articles)
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Crewed spacecraft (5 articles)Uncrewed spacecraft (2 articles)Ground-based observatories (2 articles)
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Textiles (25 articles)
Fabrics and fibers (13 articles) |
Techniques (12 articles)
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Transportation (83 articles)
Basics (7 articles)Road transport (18 articles)
Animal-powered transport (3 articles) |
Rail transport (14 articles)
Aviation (17 articles) |
Other (5 articles)
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