ALAC

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Advisory committee ICANN structure

ALAC is the At-Large Advisory Committee within ICANN that represents the interests of individual Internet users in global domain name policy development.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
ALAC canonical	10
Apple Lossless	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T338914 — 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: ALAC
Context triple: [At-Large Advisory Committee, alsoKnownAs, ALAC]

A. Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surround sound audio format that delivers multichannel cinematic audio through five full-bandwidth speakers and one low-frequency effects channel.
B. EAC
The EAC (East African Community) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration and cooperation among several East African countries.
C. Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
D. ACF
ACF is a UK youth organization sponsored by the British Army that provides military-themed training, adventure, and personal development opportunities for young people.
E. Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
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: ALAC
Target entity description: ALAC is the At-Large Advisory Committee within ICANN that represents the interests of individual Internet users in global domain name policy development.

A. Dolby Digital 5.1
Dolby Digital 5.1 is a surround sound audio format that delivers multichannel cinematic audio through five full-bandwidth speakers and one low-frequency effects channel.
B. EAC
The EAC (East African Community) is a regional intergovernmental organization that promotes economic integration and cooperation among several East African countries.
C. Dolby Stereo
Dolby Stereo is a multichannel optical sound system for film that brought high-fidelity, surround-capable audio to movie theaters in the 1970s and 1980s.
D. ACF
ACF is a UK youth organization sponsored by the British Army that provides military-themed training, adventure, and personal development opportunities for young people.
E. Audion
Audion is an early triode vacuum tube invented by Lee de Forest that enabled the amplification of electrical signals and was crucial to the development of radio and electronics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Advisory committee ⓘ ICANN structure ⓘ
acronym	ALAC self-link ⓘ
decisionMakingMode	Consensus-based ⓘ
field	Domain name policy ⓘ ICANN policy development ⓘ Internet governance ⓘ
focus	End-user interests in ICANN policies ⓘ Global domain name policy development ⓘ
formedBy	ICANN Board ⓘ surface form: ICANN Board of Directors
fullName	At-Large Advisory Committee ⓘ
geographicalRepresentation	Africa ⓘ Asia-Pacific ⓘ Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ surface form: Latin America and Caribbean North America ⓘ
goal	Ensure that the interests of individual Internet users are reflected in ICANN policies ⓘ
governanceLevel	Global multistakeholder ⓘ
hasAdvisoryStatus	Non-binding advice to ICANN Board ⓘ
hasBody	ICANN At-Large Community ⓘ surface form: At-Large community
hasConstituency	At-Large Structures ⓘ Regional At-Large Organizations ⓘ
hasMemberType	Appointed member ⓘ Liaison ⓘ Selected member ⓘ
hasWorkingLanguage	English ⓘ
meetsAt	ICANN Public Meetings ⓘ
parentOrganization	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ⓘ surface form: ICANN
participatesIn	ICANN policy development processes ⓘ
partOf	Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ⓘ surface form: ICANN
produces	Advisory statements to ICANN Board ⓘ Policy advice on ICANN issues ⓘ
represents	At-Large community ⓘ Individual Internet users ⓘ
role	Advises ICANN Advisory Committees ⓘ Advises ICANN Board ⓘ Advises ICANN Supporting Organizations ⓘ
scope	Global ⓘ
supports	End-user participation in ICANN ⓘ
typeOfRepresentation	User community representation ⓘ
website	https://atlarge.icann.org ⓘ
worksWith	Address Supporting Organization ⓘ Country Code Names Supporting Organization ⓘ Generic Names Supporting Organization ⓘ Governmental Advisory Committee ⓘ Root Server System Advisory Committee ⓘ Security and Stability Advisory Committee ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

At-Large Advisory Committee → alsoKnownAs → ALAC ⓘ

At-Large Advisory Committee → shortName → ALAC ⓘ

At-Large Advisory Committee → usesAcronym → ALAC ⓘ

At-Large Advisory Committee → hasAbbreviation → ALAC ⓘ

iPod → mediaFormatSupported → ALAC ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Lossless

ccNSO → worksWith → ALAC ⓘ

ALAC → acronym → ALAC self-link ⓘ

iTunes → fileFormatSupport → ALAC ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Lossless

iPod software → supportsFormat → ALAC ⓘ

this entity surface form: Apple Lossless

QuickTime → supportsCodec → ALAC ⓘ

APRALO → worksWith → ALAC ⓘ

EURALO → worksWith → ALAC ⓘ

NARALO → worksWith → ALAC ⓘ

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (13)

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