Jacobs
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Jacobs was an American manufacturer of radial aircraft engines widely used in military and civilian planes during the early to mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jacobs canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18691673 — 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: Jacobs Context triple: [Boeing Stearman, typicalEngineManufacturer, Jacobs]
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A.
Jacobs
Jacobs is a global professional services firm specializing in engineering, construction, and technical consulting across industries such as infrastructure, aerospace, and environmental solutions.
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B.
Jacobs
Jacobs is a surname most notably associated with Harriet Jacobs, the African-American writer and abolitionist who authored the influential slave narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
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C.
Jacobsen
Jacobsen is a common Danish surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as design, architecture, literature, and politics.
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D.
Chosen Jacobs
Chosen Jacobs is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Mike Hanlon in the horror film "It" (2017) and its sequel.
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E.
Jeppson
Jeppson is the maiden surname of American psychiatrist and science fiction writer Janet Asimov.
- 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: Jacobs Target entity description: Jacobs was an American manufacturer of radial aircraft engines widely used in military and civilian planes during the early to mid-20th century.
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A.
Jacobs
Jacobs is a surname most notably associated with Harriet Jacobs, the African-American writer and abolitionist who authored the influential slave narrative "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl."
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B.
Jacobs
Jacobs is a global professional services firm specializing in engineering, construction, and technical consulting across industries such as infrastructure, aerospace, and environmental solutions.
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C.
Jacobsen
Jacobsen is a common Danish surname borne by numerous notable figures in fields such as design, architecture, literature, and politics.
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D.
Chosen Jacobs
Chosen Jacobs is an American actor and singer best known for his role as Mike Hanlon in the horror film "It" (2017) and its sequel.
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E.
Jeppson
Jeppson is the maiden surname of American psychiatrist and science fiction writer Janet Asimov.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.