progman.exe
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progman.exe is the executable file for the classic Windows Program Manager, the graphical shell used to manage applications and program groups in early versions of Microsoft Windows.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| progman.exe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8289746 — 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: progman.exe Context triple: [Program Manager, executableName, progman.exe]
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A.
Mir program
The Mir program was a Soviet and later Russian initiative that operated the world’s first long-duration modular space station, serving as a key precursor to the International Space Station.
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B.
Proz
Proz is a musical artist known for contributing featured vocals to the track "Birth of a Prince."
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C.
Speccy
Speccy is a popular nickname for the ZX Spectrum, an iconic 1980s 8-bit home computer known for its distinctive rubber keyboard and influential role in early video gaming and home computing.
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D.
Planjava
Planjava is a prominent mountain peak in Slovenia’s Kamnik–Savinja Alps, known for its steep faces and popularity among climbers and hikers.
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E.
PRG
PRG is the three-letter IATA airport code for Václav Havel Airport Prague, the main international airport serving Prague, Czech Republic.
- 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: progman.exe Target entity description: progman.exe is the executable file for the classic Windows Program Manager, the graphical shell used to manage applications and program groups in early versions of Microsoft Windows.
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A.
Mir program
The Mir program was a Soviet and later Russian initiative that operated the world’s first long-duration modular space station, serving as a key precursor to the International Space Station.
-
B.
Proz
Proz is a musical artist known for contributing featured vocals to the track "Birth of a Prince."
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C.
Speccy
Speccy is a popular nickname for the ZX Spectrum, an iconic 1980s 8-bit home computer known for its distinctive rubber keyboard and influential role in early video gaming and home computing.
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D.
Planjava
Planjava is a prominent mountain peak in Slovenia’s Kamnik–Savinja Alps, known for its steep faces and popularity among climbers and hikers.
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E.
PRG
PRG is the three-letter IATA airport code for Václav Havel Airport Prague, the main international airport serving Prague, Czech Republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows component
ⓘ
executable file ⓘ graphical shell ⓘ |
| architecture | Win16 ⓘ |
| canBeRunOn |
32-bit Windows via NTVDM (where available)
ⓘ
Windows 3.x NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 95 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 3.x NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canStillBeLaunchedFrom | Run dialog in some later Windows versions ⓘ |
| category |
Windows shell component
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
system utility ⓘ |
| configurationStorage |
Program Manager groups (.GRP files)
ⓘ
WIN.INI ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| distribution | bundled with Windows ⓘ |
| fileType | 16-bit Windows executable ⓘ |
| hasFileExtension | .exe ⓘ |
| historicalEra | early 1990s Windows versions ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first widely used GUI shell for Windows ⓘ |
| implements | Program Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedInVersion | Windows 3.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Windows
ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
|
| predecessorOf | explorer.exe shell ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
launch applications
ⓘ
manage program groups ⓘ organize application icons ⓘ |
| replacedAsDefaultShellBy | explorer.exe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedInVersion |
Windows 95
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows NT 4.0 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | system shell ⓘ |
| status | deprecated ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
minimized program groups
ⓘ
program groups ⓘ program items ⓘ startup group ⓘ |
| uiMetaphor | program groups and icons ⓘ |
| usedAsDefaultShellIn |
Windows 3.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Windows 3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 3.1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 3.5 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows NT 3.51 NERFINISHED ⓘ Windows for Workgroups 3.11 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| userInterfaceType | graphical user interface ⓘ |
| visibleName | Program Manager NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: progman.exe Description of subject: progman.exe is the executable file for the classic Windows Program Manager, the graphical shell used to manage applications and program groups in early versions of Microsoft Windows.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.