Video Graphics Array
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Video Graphics Array is an IBM-developed analog computer display standard introduced in 1987 that became the widely adopted baseline for PC graphics and monitor connections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Video Graphics Array canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7935877 — 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: Video Graphics Array Context triple: [VGA, fullName, Video Graphics Array]
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A.
GPU
GPU is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for cars registered in Poland’s Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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B.
GPU
A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a highly parallel processor originally designed for rendering graphics that is now widely used to accelerate compute-intensive tasks such as machine learning, scientific simulations, and video processing.
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C.
GPU
The GPU (State Political Directorate) was the Soviet Union’s early secret police and intelligence agency that operated in the 1920s, overseeing political repression and internal security before later reorganizations.
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D.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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E.
VDU
VDU is the Lithuanian abbreviation for Vytautas Magnus University, a prominent public university in Kaunas, Lithuania.
- 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: Video Graphics Array Target entity description: Video Graphics Array is an IBM-developed analog computer display standard introduced in 1987 that became the widely adopted baseline for PC graphics and monitor connections.
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A.
GPU
GPU is the vehicle registration code used on license plates for cars registered in Poland’s Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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B.
GPU
A GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a highly parallel processor originally designed for rendering graphics that is now widely used to accelerate compute-intensive tasks such as machine learning, scientific simulations, and video processing.
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C.
GPU
The GPU (State Political Directorate) was the Soviet Union’s early secret police and intelligence agency that operated in the 1920s, overseeing political repression and internal security before later reorganizations.
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D.
VDP (Video Display Processor)
The VDP (Video Display Processor) is the custom graphics chip used in Sega’s 16-bit era hardware, responsible for rendering sprites, backgrounds, and visual effects in games.
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E.
VDU
VDU is the Lithuanian abbreviation for Vytautas Magnus University, a prominent public university in Kaunas, Lithuania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
IBM product
ⓘ
analog video interface ⓘ computer display standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | VGA ⓘ |
| alsoRefersTo | 15-pin analog video connector on PCs ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibilityWith |
CGA text modes
ⓘ
EGA text modes ⓘ |
| became |
baseline compatibility mode for later graphics adapters
ⓘ
de facto standard for PC graphics ⓘ |
| colorDepth |
4-bit at 640×480
ⓘ
8-bit at 320×200 ⓘ |
| colorEncoding | RGB ⓘ |
| commonUsePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| connectorGender | female on graphics adapter ⓘ |
| connectorPins | 15 ⓘ |
| connectorType | DE-15 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| horizontalScanFrequency | 31.5 kHz ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| influenced |
PC monitor design
ⓘ
multisync CRT monitor standards ⓘ |
| introducedWith | IBM PS/2 line of personal computers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maxColorsAt320×200 | 256 colors ⓘ |
| maxColorsAtMaxResolution | 16 colors ⓘ |
| maxResolutionStandardMode | 640×480 pixels ⓘ |
| memoryArchitecture |
packed-pixel for 256-color mode
ⓘ
planar for text and some graphics modes ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Color Graphics Adapter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Enhanced Graphics Adapter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scanType | non-interlaced ⓘ |
| signalLines |
blue video
ⓘ
green video ⓘ ground ⓘ horizontal sync ⓘ red video ⓘ vertical sync ⓘ |
| standardizedByUsage | IBM PC compatible industry ⓘ |
| successor |
Super VGA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
XGA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syncType | separate horizontal and vertical sync ⓘ |
| typicalVRAMSize | 256 KB ⓘ |
| usedIn |
IBM PS/2 Model 50
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IBM PS/2 Model 60 NERFINISHED ⓘ IBM PS/2 Model 80 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| verticalRefreshRate | 60 Hz ⓘ |
| videoSignalType | analog ⓘ |
| voltageLevel | 0.7 V peak-to-peak for video signals ⓘ |
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: Video Graphics Array Description of subject: Video Graphics Array is an IBM-developed analog computer display standard introduced in 1987 that became the widely adopted baseline for PC graphics and monitor connections.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.