DVI
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DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a video display interface standard used to connect a video source to a display device, commonly found on older monitors and graphics cards.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DVI canonical | 3 |
| DVI (Digital Visual Interface) for video signaling | 1 |
| DVI‑D | 1 |
| DVI‑I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2447596 — 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: DVI Context triple: [DisplayPort, canBeAdaptedTo, DVI]
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A.
DisplayPort
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard used to transmit high-definition video and audio from a source device to a monitor or other display.
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B.
VGA
VGA (Video Graphics Array) is a widely adopted computer display standard introduced by IBM in 1987, known for its 640×480 resolution and 15-pin analog connector that became a long-lasting industry baseline.
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C.
HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a widely used digital standard for transmitting high-definition audio and video between devices such as media players, computers, and displays over a single cable.
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D.
D.V.I.
D.V.I. is the standard abbreviation for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, a federal court with jurisdiction over the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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E.
Mini DisplayPort connector
The Mini DisplayPort connector is a compact digital interface developed by Apple for transmitting audio and video signals, commonly used on computers and displays and later adopted as the physical connector for early Thunderbolt versions.
- 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: DVI Target entity description: DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a video display interface standard used to connect a video source to a display device, commonly found on older monitors and graphics cards.
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A.
DisplayPort
DisplayPort is a digital display interface standard used to transmit high-definition video and audio from a source device to a monitor or other display.
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B.
VGA
VGA (Video Graphics Array) is a widely adopted computer display standard introduced by IBM in 1987, known for its 640×480 resolution and 15-pin analog connector that became a long-lasting industry baseline.
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C.
HDMI
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a widely used digital standard for transmitting high-definition audio and video between devices such as media players, computers, and displays over a single cable.
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D.
D.V.I.
D.V.I. is the standard abbreviation for the District Court of the Virgin Islands, a federal court with jurisdiction over the U.S. Virgin Islands.
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E.
Mini DisplayPort connector
The Mini DisplayPort connector is a compact digital interface developed by Apple for transmitting audio and video signals, commonly used on computers and displays and later adopted as the physical connector for early Thunderbolt versions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DVI connector type
ⓘ
DVI connector type ⓘ DVI connector type ⓘ digital video interface ⓘ video display interface standard ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Digital Visual Interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | DDWG DVI ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibleWith | VGA via passive adapter (for DVI‑I and DVI‑A) ⓘ |
| cableType | shielded twisted pair ⓘ |
| category |
computer hardware interface
ⓘ
video connector standard ⓘ |
| commonlyFoundOn |
older graphics cards
ⓘ
older monitors ⓘ |
| connectorType | 29‑pin connector (maximum) ⓘ |
| developedBy | Digital Display Working Group ⓘ |
| doesNotSupport |
Ethernet over cable
ⓘ
audio transmission ⓘ |
| fullName | Digital Visual Interface ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
DVI‑A
ⓘ
DVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
DVI‑D
DVI self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
DVI‑I
|
| hotPlugSupport | yes ⓘ |
| introducedAsSuccessorTo | VGA ⓘ |
| physicalInterface | screw‑secured connector ⓘ |
| predecessorOf |
DisplayPort
ⓘ
HDMI ⓘ |
| primaryUse | connecting a video source to a display device ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
DisplayPort
ⓘ
surface form:
DisplayPort in computers
HDMI in consumer electronics ⓘ |
| signalDirection | unidirectional ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Digital Display Working Group ⓘ |
| supports |
HDCP (in some implementations)
ⓘ
analog video only ⓘ analog video signals ⓘ digital and analog video ⓘ digital video only ⓘ digital video signals ⓘ dual‑link connection ⓘ single‑link connection ⓘ |
| supportsColorEncoding | RGB ⓘ |
| supportsResolutionUpTo |
1920×1200 (single‑link)
ⓘ
2560×1600 (dual‑link) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
computer monitors
ⓘ
flat‑panel displays ⓘ projectors ⓘ |
| usedOn |
desktop computers
ⓘ
graphics cards ⓘ laptop docking stations ⓘ |
| usesSignalType |
HDMI
ⓘ
surface form:
TMDS
|
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: DVI Description of subject: DVI (Digital Visual Interface) is a video display interface standard used to connect a video source to a display device, commonly found on older monitors and graphics cards.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
DVI (Digital Visual Interface) for video signaling
this entity surface form:
DVI‑D
this entity surface form:
DVI‑I