Object Naming Service (ONS)
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Object Naming Service (ONS) is an EPCglobal network service that maps Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) to internet resources, enabling discovery of detailed information about tagged objects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Object Naming Service (ONS) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2187986 — 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: Object Naming Service (ONS) Context triple: [EPCglobal, standardizes, Object Naming Service (ONS)]
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A.
Java Naming and Directory Interface
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) is a Java API that provides a unified interface for accessing naming and directory services, enabling applications to look up and manage resources such as EJBs, JDBC data sources, and environment entries.
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B.
Name Binding Protocol
Name Binding Protocol is an AppleTalk protocol responsible for registering, resolving, and managing network names and their associated addresses within AppleTalk networks.
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C.
Netscape Directory Server
Netscape Directory Server is an LDAP-based directory service software that provides centralized, scalable management of user and resource information for enterprise networks.
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D.
Namesys
Namesys was a software company best known for developing the ReiserFS journaling file system for Linux.
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E.
X.500
X.500 is an ITU-T and ISO/IEC standard series that defines a directory service model and protocols for distributed, hierarchical storage and retrieval of information about networked entities.
- 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: Object Naming Service (ONS) Target entity description: Object Naming Service (ONS) is an EPCglobal network service that maps Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) to internet resources, enabling discovery of detailed information about tagged objects.
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A.
Java Naming and Directory Interface
Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) is a Java API that provides a unified interface for accessing naming and directory services, enabling applications to look up and manage resources such as EJBs, JDBC data sources, and environment entries.
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B.
Name Binding Protocol
Name Binding Protocol is an AppleTalk protocol responsible for registering, resolving, and managing network names and their associated addresses within AppleTalk networks.
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C.
Netscape Directory Server
Netscape Directory Server is an LDAP-based directory service software that provides centralized, scalable management of user and resource information for enterprise networks.
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D.
Namesys
Namesys was a software company best known for developing the ReiserFS journaling file system for Linux.
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E.
X.500
X.500 is an ITU-T and ISO/IEC standard series that defines a directory service model and protocols for distributed, hierarchical storage and retrieval of information about networked entities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
EPCglobal network service
ⓘ
lookup service ⓘ naming service ⓘ |
| basedOn | Domain Name System ⓘ |
| developedBy | EPCglobal ⓘ |
| enables |
discovery of detailed information about tagged objects
ⓘ
distributed information discovery ⓘ interoperable EPC information sharing ⓘ real-time access to EPC-related data ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | ONS ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to provide a global lookup mechanism for EPCs ⓘ |
| hasScope | global ⓘ |
| identifies | information services associated with EPCs ⓘ |
| inputType |
EPC URI
ⓘ
EPC binary code ⓘ |
| mapsFrom | Electronic Product Code ⓘ |
| mapsTo | internet resource ⓘ |
| operatesInDomain |
EPCglobal
ⓘ
surface form:
EPCglobal Network
Electronic Product Code ⓘ |
| outputType |
URL
ⓘ
network address ⓘ |
| partOf |
EPCglobal
ⓘ
surface form:
EPCglobal Network architecture
|
| relatedTo |
EPC Information Services
ⓘ
Electronic Product Code ⓘ RFID ⓘ supply chain management ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | EPCglobal ⓘ |
| supports |
EPC-based identification
ⓘ
RFID applications ⓘ |
| supportsUseCase |
inventory visibility
ⓘ
product authentication ⓘ track and trace ⓘ |
| usedFor |
linking physical objects to digital information
ⓘ
locating EPC-related information services ⓘ resolving EPCs to service endpoints ⓘ |
| usesConcept | DNS-like lookup ⓘ |
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: Object Naming Service (ONS) Description of subject: Object Naming Service (ONS) is an EPCglobal network service that maps Electronic Product Codes (EPCs) to internet resources, enabling discovery of detailed information about tagged objects.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.