David L. Black
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David L. Black is a computer scientist and networking expert known for his contributions to Internet standards, including work on early congestion control mechanisms in TCP/IP.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David L. Black canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13636614 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Black Context triple: [RFC 2481, author, David L. Black]
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A.
David A. Black
David A. Black is a Ruby programmer, author, and educator best known for his influential books and contributions to the Ruby community.
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B.
Paul M. Black
Paul M. Black is an American healthcare technology executive best known for serving as CEO of the electronic health records company Allscripts.
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C.
Bruce A. Blakeman
Bruce A. Blakeman is an American politician and attorney who serves as the County Executive of Nassau County, New York.
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D.
Steven D. Black
Steven D. Black is an American banking executive and former co-CEO of JPMorgan’s investment bank who serves as the chair of Wells Fargo & Company.
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E.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David L. Black Target entity description: David L. Black is a computer scientist and networking expert known for his contributions to Internet standards, including work on early congestion control mechanisms in TCP/IP.
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A.
David A. Black
David A. Black is a Ruby programmer, author, and educator best known for his influential books and contributions to the Ruby community.
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B.
Paul M. Black
Paul M. Black is an American healthcare technology executive best known for serving as CEO of the electronic health records company Allscripts.
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C.
Bruce A. Blakeman
Bruce A. Blakeman is an American politician and attorney who serves as the County Executive of Nassau County, New York.
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D.
Steven D. Black
Steven D. Black is an American banking executive and former co-CEO of JPMorgan’s investment bank who serves as the chair of Wells Fargo & Company.
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E.
Philip Bruns
Philip Bruns was an American character actor best known for his television and film roles in the 1970s and 1980s, including his work on the satirical soap opera "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.