Lenses
E264031
Lenses are Snapchat’s interactive augmented reality filters that overlay animations and effects onto users’ faces and surroundings in real time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lenses canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2413266 — 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: Lenses Context triple: [Snapchat, knownForFeature, Lenses]
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A.
Barlow lenses
Barlow lenses are optical accessories used in telescopes to effectively increase focal length and magnification by diverging the light path before it reaches the eyepiece.
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B.
Optica
Optica is a leading scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and application of optics and photonics worldwide.
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C.
Hypergonar lens
The Hypergonar lens is an early anamorphic lens system invented by French astronomer and engineer Henri Chrétien that enabled widescreen cinema formats by optically compressing the image horizontally during filming.
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D.
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a compact, lightweight lens design composed of concentric rings that allows lighthouses and other optical systems to project powerful, focused beams of light over long distances.
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E.
Spectacles
Spectacles are Snap Inc.’s camera-equipped smart glasses designed to capture photos and videos hands-free for sharing on Snapchat.
- 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: Lenses Target entity description: Lenses are Snapchat’s interactive augmented reality filters that overlay animations and effects onto users’ faces and surroundings in real time.
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A.
Barlow lenses
Barlow lenses are optical accessories used in telescopes to effectively increase focal length and magnification by diverging the light path before it reaches the eyepiece.
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B.
Optica
Optica is a leading scientific society dedicated to advancing the study and application of optics and photonics worldwide.
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C.
Hypergonar lens
The Hypergonar lens is an early anamorphic lens system invented by French astronomer and engineer Henri Chrétien that enabled widescreen cinema formats by optically compressing the image horizontally during filming.
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D.
Fresnel lens
A Fresnel lens is a compact, lightweight lens design composed of concentric rings that allows lighthouses and other optical systems to project powerful, focused beams of light over long distances.
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E.
Spectacles
Spectacles are Snap Inc.’s camera-equipped smart glasses designed to capture photos and videos hands-free for sharing on Snapchat.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Snapchat feature
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augmented reality filter ⓘ interactive multimedia effect ⓘ |
| allows | third-party creator content ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
camera view
ⓘ
users’ faces ⓘ users’ surroundings ⓘ |
| availableOn |
Android
ⓘ
iOS ⓘ |
| contentType |
Snapchat-created AR content
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user-generated AR content ⓘ |
| createdWith | Lens Studio ⓘ |
| developedBy | Snap Inc. ⓘ |
| effectType |
3D object overlay
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animation overlay ⓘ beautification filter ⓘ face distortion ⓘ visual effect ⓘ world effect ⓘ |
| interactionMode |
interactive
ⓘ
real time ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Snapchat ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2015 ⓘ |
| monetizationModel |
branded content
ⓘ
sponsored lenses ⓘ |
| output |
Chat messages with AR effects
ⓘ
Snaps ⓘ Stories ⓘ |
| partOf | Snapchat ⓘ |
| platform |
Snapchat
ⓘ
surface form:
Snapchat app
|
| requires |
Snapchat account
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smartphone camera ⓘ |
| supports |
face lenses
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gesture-based interactions ⓘ landmarker lenses ⓘ voice-activated effects ⓘ world lenses ⓘ |
| triggeredBy | long press on face in camera view ⓘ |
| usedFor |
AR experiences
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advertising campaigns ⓘ entertainment ⓘ self-expression ⓘ social sharing ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
augmented reality
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computer vision ⓘ face tracking ⓘ object recognition ⓘ |
| viewedIn | Snapchat camera screen ⓘ |
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: Lenses Description of subject: Lenses are Snapchat’s interactive augmented reality filters that overlay animations and effects onto users’ faces and surroundings in real time.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Snapchat