Surface Dock
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Surface Dock is a Microsoft docking station designed to expand connectivity and power capabilities for Surface devices through a single cable connection.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Surface Dock canonical | 3 |
| Surface Dock 2 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1645928 — 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: Surface Dock Context triple: [Surface Go 2, supportsDocking, Surface Dock]
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A.
Surface Studio
Surface Studio is an all-in-one desktop computer by Microsoft known for its large, high-resolution touchscreen and flexible hinge designed for creative professionals.
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B.
Apple Studio Display
The Apple Studio Display is a 27‑inch 5K Retina monitor from Apple designed to complement Mac computers with high-resolution visuals, built-in speakers, and an integrated camera and microphones.
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C.
Surface Dial
Surface Dial is a Microsoft-designed radial input device that offers precise, context-aware control for creative and productivity tasks, especially when used with Surface computers and displays.
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D.
Surface Pro
Surface Pro is Microsoft's line of 2-in-1 detachable tablet-laptop devices running Windows, known for combining touchscreen portability with full PC functionality.
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E.
Surface Book
Surface Book is a high-end 2-in-1 laptop from Microsoft featuring a detachable touchscreen display that can function as a tablet.
- 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: Surface Dock Target entity description: Surface Dock is a Microsoft docking station designed to expand connectivity and power capabilities for Surface devices through a single cable connection.
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A.
Surface Studio
Surface Studio is an all-in-one desktop computer by Microsoft known for its large, high-resolution touchscreen and flexible hinge designed for creative professionals.
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B.
Apple Studio Display
The Apple Studio Display is a 27‑inch 5K Retina monitor from Apple designed to complement Mac computers with high-resolution visuals, built-in speakers, and an integrated camera and microphones.
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C.
Surface Dial
Surface Dial is a Microsoft-designed radial input device that offers precise, context-aware control for creative and productivity tasks, especially when used with Surface computers and displays.
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D.
Surface Pro
Surface Pro is Microsoft's line of 2-in-1 detachable tablet-laptop devices running Windows, known for combining touchscreen portability with full PC functionality.
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E.
Surface Book
Surface Book is a high-end 2-in-1 laptop from Microsoft featuring a detachable touchscreen display that can function as a tablet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
computer accessory
ⓘ
docking station ⓘ |
| brand |
Microsoft Surface division
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Surface
|
| category | PC hardware ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Surface Book
ⓘ
Surface Laptop ⓘ
surface form:
Surface Laptop (selected models)
Surface Pro ⓘ
surface form:
Surface Pro 3
Surface Pro ⓘ
surface form:
Surface Pro 4
Surface devices with SurfaceConnect port ⓘ |
| connectionInterface |
Surface Connect port
ⓘ
surface form:
SurfaceConnect
|
| connectivityMethod | single cable connection ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Surface
ⓘ
surface form:
Surface devices
|
| developedBy |
Microsoft
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Corporation
|
| hasPortType |
Ethernet
ⓘ
Mini DisplayPort ⓘ USB 3.0 ⓘ audio out ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Surface Dock
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Surface Dock 2
|
| manufacturer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| marketedAs | Surface Dock self-link ⓘ |
| powerDelivery | charges connected Surface device ⓘ |
| powerSource | external power supply ⓘ |
| productType | desktop docking station ⓘ |
| purpose |
expand connectivity
ⓘ
provide power delivery ⓘ |
| releaseContext | part of Microsoft Surface accessory lineup ⓘ |
| soldThrough |
Microsoft Store
ⓘ
authorized retailers ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple external displays (model dependent)
ⓘ
peripheral expansion via USB ⓘ wired network connectivity ⓘ |
| supportsOperatingSystem |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ |
| targetUser | Surface laptop and tablet users ⓘ |
| useCase | turn Surface device into desktop PC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Surface Dock Description of subject: Surface Dock is a Microsoft docking station designed to expand connectivity and power capabilities for Surface devices through a single cable connection.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Surface Dock 2
this entity surface form:
Surface Dock 2