SWITCH
E162344
SWITCH is the Swiss national research and education network organization that provides internet infrastructure, security, and related digital services for Swiss universities and the .ch domain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SWITCH canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405480 — 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: SWITCH Context triple: [.ch, sponsor, SWITCH]
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A.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
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B.
Wii U
The Wii U is Nintendo’s eighth-generation home video game console that introduced a tablet-like GamePad controller with a built-in touchscreen for dual-screen and asymmetric gameplay.
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C.
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld gaming console that features glasses-free stereoscopic 3D visuals and access to a large library of Nintendo games and digital content.
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D.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 is a popular eighth-generation home video game console known for its powerful hardware, extensive game library, and online services.
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E.
Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
- 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: SWITCH Target entity description: SWITCH is the Swiss national research and education network organization that provides internet infrastructure, security, and related digital services for Swiss universities and the .ch domain.
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A.
Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a hybrid video game console by Nintendo that functions as both a home console and portable handheld system, featuring detachable controllers and a diverse library of games.
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B.
Wii U
The Wii U is Nintendo’s eighth-generation home video game console that introduced a tablet-like GamePad controller with a built-in touchscreen for dual-screen and asymmetric gameplay.
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C.
Nintendo 3DS
The Nintendo 3DS is a handheld gaming console that features glasses-free stereoscopic 3D visuals and access to a large library of Nintendo games and digital content.
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D.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 is a popular eighth-generation home video game console known for its powerful hardware, extensive game library, and online services.
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E.
Smash
Smash is an American musical drama television series that follows the creation of a Broadway show about Marilyn Monroe, featuring Jennifer Hudson in a prominent role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
national research and education network organization
ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| field |
cybersecurity
ⓘ
digital services ⓘ internet infrastructure ⓘ research and education networking ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Swiss higher education sector
ⓘ
Swiss research community ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1987 ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Zurich ⓘ |
| languageOfOperation |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| legalForm | foundation ⓘ |
| manages |
.ch top-level domain
ⓘ
.li top-level domain ⓘ
linked to:
LI
|
| memberOf |
European NREN community
ⓘ
GÉANT ⓘ |
| offers |
DNS services
ⓘ
computer emergency response services ⓘ eduroam Wi-Fi roaming support ⓘ federated identity services ⓘ security awareness services ⓘ |
| operates | Swiss national research and education network ⓘ |
| provides |
cloud services
ⓘ
domain name services ⓘ identity and access management services ⓘ internet connectivity ⓘ network infrastructure ⓘ security services ⓘ |
| role |
.ch domain registry
ⓘ
.li domain registry ⓘ |
| sector |
education
ⓘ
information technology ⓘ research ⓘ |
| serves |
Swiss research institutions
ⓘ
Swiss universities ⓘ Swiss universities of applied sciences ⓘ Swiss universities of teacher education ⓘ
linked to:
Swissuniversities
|
| website | https://www.switch.ch/ ⓘ |
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: SWITCH Description of subject: SWITCH is the Swiss national research and education network organization that provides internet infrastructure, security, and related digital services for Swiss universities and the .ch domain.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.