Dulles Technology Corridor
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The Dulles Technology Corridor is a major high-tech and data center hub in Northern Virginia, home to numerous technology companies, internet infrastructure, and federal contractors clustered along the Dulles Toll Road.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dulles Technology Corridor canonical | 9 |
| Dulles Technology Corridor region | 2 |
| Data Center Alley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T437692 — 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: Dulles Technology Corridor Context triple: [Loudoun County, Virginia, hasRegion, Dulles Technology Corridor]
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A.
Pentagon City
Pentagon City is a dense, mixed-use urban neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, known for its major shopping mall, high-rise offices and apartments, and proximity to the Pentagon and central Washington, D.C.
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B.
Dulles, Virginia
Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County best known as the location of Washington Dulles International Airport, a major airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Metropolregion MD
Metropolregion MD is a central German metropolitan region encompassing major cities and economic centers in the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, focused on regional development and cooperation.
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D.
Reston
Reston is a planned community in Fairfax County, Virginia, known for its pioneering mixed-use design, extensive green spaces, and vibrant residential and commercial centers.
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E.
Crystal City
Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, known for its high-rise offices, residential towers, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
- 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: Dulles Technology Corridor Target entity description: The Dulles Technology Corridor is a major high-tech and data center hub in Northern Virginia, home to numerous technology companies, internet infrastructure, and federal contractors clustered along the Dulles Toll Road.
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A.
Pentagon City
Pentagon City is a dense, mixed-use urban neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, known for its major shopping mall, high-rise offices and apartments, and proximity to the Pentagon and central Washington, D.C.
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B.
Dulles, Virginia
Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated community in Loudoun County best known as the location of Washington Dulles International Airport, a major airport serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
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C.
Metropolregion MD
Metropolregion MD is a central German metropolitan region encompassing major cities and economic centers in the states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, focused on regional development and cooperation.
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D.
Reston
Reston is a planned community in Fairfax County, Virginia, known for its pioneering mixed-use design, extensive green spaces, and vibrant residential and commercial centers.
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E.
Crystal City
Crystal City is an urban neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, known for its high-rise offices, residential towers, and proximity to Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
economic region
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technology business district ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Dulles International Airport area ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Equinix data centers
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surface form:
Ashburn, Virginia data center cluster
Herndon ⓘ
surface form:
Herndon, Virginia
Reston ⓘ
surface form:
Reston, Virginia
Sterling, Virginia ⓘ |
| contains |
data center campuses
ⓘ
office parks ⓘ technology company headquarters ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| developedSince | late 20th century ⓘ |
| economicSpecialization |
cloud computing
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cybersecurity ⓘ data storage ⓘ information technology ⓘ network operations ⓘ |
| followsRoute |
Dulles Toll Road
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Virginia State Route 267 ⓘ |
| growthDrivenBy |
expansion of internet infrastructure
ⓘ
federal government spending on technology ⓘ proximity to Washington D.C. ⓘ telecommunications deregulation ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
major data center hub
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major employment center in Northern Virginia ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
key node of global internet traffic
ⓘ
one of the largest data center markets in the world ⓘ |
| industryCluster |
aerospace and aviation services
ⓘ
defense and intelligence contracting ⓘ technology ⓘ telecommunications ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aerospace companies
ⓘ
data centers ⓘ defense contractors ⓘ federal government contractors ⓘ high concentration of technology companies ⓘ internet infrastructure ⓘ telecommunications companies ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
Fairfax County, Virginia ⓘ Loudoun County, Virginia ⓘ Northern Virginia ⓘ Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| near | Washington Dulles International Airport ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Internet backbone infrastructure ⓘ |
| transportServedBy |
Dulles Toll Road
ⓘ
Silver Line ⓘ
surface form:
Metrorail Silver Line (corridor area)
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dulles Technology Corridor Description of subject: The Dulles Technology Corridor is a major high-tech and data center hub in Northern Virginia, home to numerous technology companies, internet infrastructure, and federal contractors clustered along the Dulles Toll Road.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ashburn, Virginia
this entity surface form:
Data Center Alley
this entity surface form:
Dulles Technology Corridor region
this entity surface form:
Dulles Technology Corridor region