DisplayPort

E53629

audio/video interface computer display interface digital display interface standard

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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All labels observed (19)

Label	Occurrences
DisplayPort canonical	13
DisplayPort 1.2	4
DisplayPort 2.0	3
DisplayPort 1.3	2
DisplayPort 1.4	2
DisplayPort protocol	2
DisplayPort 1.0	1
DisplayPort 1.1	1
DisplayPort 1.1a	1
DisplayPort 1.2 standard	1
DisplayPort 1.4a	1
DisplayPort 2.0 (on some implementations)	1
DisplayPort 2.1	1
DisplayPort Dual-Mode (DP++)	1
DisplayPort in computers	1
Embedded DisplayPort	1
VESA DisplayPort	1
VESA DisplayPort specification	1
embedded DisplayPort	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T425230 — 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: DisplayPort
Context triple: [USB4, supportsProtocolTunneling, DisplayPort]

A. DisplayPort Alt Mode
DisplayPort Alt Mode is a USB-C feature that allows a device to transmit native DisplayPort video and audio signals over a USB Type-C connector for direct connection to external displays.
B. USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
C. IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
D. USB 3.2
USB 3.2 is a high-speed Universal Serial Bus standard that significantly increases data transfer rates and improves performance and efficiency over earlier USB versions.
E. MHL
MHL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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: DisplayPort
Target entity description: 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.

A. DisplayPort Alt Mode
DisplayPort Alt Mode is a USB-C feature that allows a device to transmit native DisplayPort video and audio signals over a USB Type-C connector for direct connection to external displays.
B. USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
C. IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
D. USB 3.2
USB 3.2 is a high-speed Universal Serial Bus standard that significantly increases data transfer rates and improves performance and efficiency over earlier USB versions.
E. MHL
MHL is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code representing the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	audio/video interface ⓘ computer display interface ⓘ digital display interface standard ⓘ
abbreviation	DP ⓘ
canBeAdaptedTo	DVI ⓘ HDMI ⓘ VGA ⓘ
competesWith	DVI ⓘ HDMI ⓘ VGA ⓘ
dataTransmissionMode	packet-based ⓘ
designedBy	VESA ⓘ surface form: Video Electronics Standards Association
hasVariant	Mini DisplayPort connector ⓘ surface form: Mini DisplayPort DisplayPort Alt Mode ⓘ surface form: USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode
hasVersion	DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 1.0 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 1.1 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 1.2 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 1.3 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 1.4 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 2.0 DisplayPort self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: DisplayPort 2.1
introducedIn	2006 ⓘ
physicalInterfaceType	serial digital interface ⓘ
standardizedBy	VESA ⓘ
supports	Display Stream Compression ⓘ DisplayPort Multi-Stream Transport ⓘ HDCP content protection via DPCP or HDCP ⓘ adaptive sync ⓘ auxiliary data channel ⓘ daisy-chaining multiple displays ⓘ digital audio transmission ⓘ digital video transmission ⓘ embedded DisplayPort ⓘ high-definition video ⓘ multi-channel audio ⓘ packetized data transmission ⓘ ultra-high-definition video ⓘ
supportsAudioReturnChannel	no, not in the same way as HDMI ARC ⓘ
supportsColorDepth	up to 10-bit or higher depending on version ⓘ
supportsContentProtection	yes ⓘ
supportsHighRefreshRates	yes ⓘ
supportsHotPlugDetection	yes ⓘ
supportsMaximumResolution	up to 8K resolution depending on version ⓘ
usedFor	connecting computers to monitors ⓘ connecting docking stations to monitors ⓘ connecting graphics cards to displays ⓘ
usesConnectorType	20-pin DisplayPort connector ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (39)

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

USB4 → supportsProtocolTunneling → DisplayPort ⓘ

Thunderbolt → basedOn → DisplayPort ⓘ

Thunderbolt → supportsProtocolTunneling → DisplayPort ⓘ

DisplayPort Alt Mode → basedOnStandard → DisplayPort ⓘ

DisplayPort Alt Mode → transportLayer → DisplayPort ⓘ

this entity surface form: DisplayPort protocol