operatesBy

P23
predicate

Indicates that an entity performs its function, action, or process through the use or application of another entity (e.g., a method, mechanism, or principle).

All labels observed (18)

Label Occurrences
operatesOn 1,943
runsOn 1,802
operatesOnPrinciple 117

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: operatesBy
Generated description
Indicates that an entity performs its function, action, or process through the use or application of another entity (e.g., a method, mechanism, or principle).

Sample triples (4,010)

Subject Object
historic streetcar F-line
surface form: F Market & Wharves
Market Street surface tracks via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Audion thermionic emission
IBM WebSphere AIX via predicate surface "runsOn"
IBM WebSphere Linux via predicate surface "runsOn"
IBM WebSphere Windows via predicate surface "runsOn"
IBM WebSphere IBM i via predicate surface "runsOn"
IBM WebSphere z/OS via predicate surface "runsOn"
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices
surface form: Tribal Historic Preservation Office
tribal lands via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Tribal Historic Preservation Offices
surface form: Tribal Historic Preservation Office
reservation lands via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Microsoft MakeCode web browser via predicate surface "runsOn"
FlyAway Bus high-occupancy vehicles via predicate surface "operatesOn"
STARTTLS existing plaintext connection via predicate surface "operatesOn"
IEEE 802.1Qat stream reservation protocol standard
surface form: IEEE 802.1Qat
bridged LANs via predicate surface "operatesOn"
The Elders independence from governments via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
The Elders collective leadership via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
The Elders ethical leadership via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit public roads in Tompkins County via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Python reference implementation (CPython)
surface form: CPython
Windows via predicate surface "runsOn"
Python reference implementation (CPython)
surface form: CPython
macOS via predicate surface "runsOn"
Python reference implementation (CPython)
surface form: CPython
Linux via predicate surface "runsOn"
Python reference implementation (CPython)
surface form: CPython
many Unix-like systems via predicate surface "runsOn"
APEC Ministerial Meeting voluntary cooperation among member economies via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
APEC Ministerial Meeting open regionalism via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
Bombardier M5000 Manchester Metrolink via predicate surface "operatesOn"
surface form: Manchester Metrolink network
MS-DOS IBM PC via predicate surface "runsOn"
MS-DOS IBM PC compatible via predicate surface "runsOn"
surface form: IBM PC compatible computers
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone via predicate surface "operatesOn"
surface form: United States Outer Continental Shelf
SEPTA bus routes public streets and highways via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum former industrial and waterfront trackage in Portland via predicate surface "operatesOn"
UP standard gauge track via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board San Francisco Peninsula via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Comboios de Portugal Iberian gauge railway lines in Portugal via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Java HotSpot JVM via predicate surface "runsOn"
surface form: Java Virtual Machine
Health Connect smartphones via predicate surface "runsOn"
Health Connect Android tablets via predicate surface "runsOn"
DART for Advertisers web-based interface via predicate surface "operatesOn"
Android Dalvik VM Linux via predicate surface "runsOn"
surface form: Linux kernel
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority via predicate surface "operatesOn" self-linksurface differs
surface form: Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail system
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority VTA bus network via predicate surface "operatesOn"
American Law Division objectivity via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
American Law Division confidentiality via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
American Law Division nonadvocacy via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
American Law Division nonpartisanship via predicate surface "operatesOnPrinciple"
J train Archer Avenue Line (Queens) via predicate surface "operatesOn"
J train BMT Jamaica Line via predicate surface "operatesOn"
surface form: BMT Jamaica Line (Brooklyn, Queens)
J train BMT Nassau Street Line via predicate surface "operatesOn"
surface form: BMT Nassau Street Line (Manhattan)
Ruby multiple platforms via predicate surface "runsOn"
CoffeeScript JavaScript virtual machines via predicate surface "runsOn"
PyPy Linux via predicate surface "runsOn"
PyPy Windows via predicate surface "runsOn"