EGA
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EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) is an early IBM PC graphics standard that improved color and resolution capabilities over the original CGA.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EGA canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2105924 — 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: EGA Context triple: [IBM PC AT, graphicsAdapter, EGA]
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A.
EGA
EGA is the common abbreviation for the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem that symbolizes the United States Marine Corps.
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B.
EGVA
EGVA is the ICAO airport code for RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England used primarily by the United States Air Force for bomber and airlift operations.
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C.
EG
EG is the standard abbreviation for the Egmont Group, an international network of Financial Intelligence Units that collaborates to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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D.
GLE
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a mid-size luxury SUV known for its premium comfort, advanced technology, and strong performance within the brand’s lineup.
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E.
EGAA
EGAA is the ICAO airport code assigned to Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland.
- 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: EGA Target entity description: EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) is an early IBM PC graphics standard that improved color and resolution capabilities over the original CGA.
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A.
EGA
EGA is the common abbreviation for the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor emblem that symbolizes the United States Marine Corps.
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B.
EGVA
EGVA is the ICAO airport code for RAF Fairford, a Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England used primarily by the United States Air Force for bomber and airlift operations.
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C.
EG
EG is the standard abbreviation for the Egmont Group, an international network of Financial Intelligence Units that collaborates to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
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D.
GLE
The Mercedes-Benz GLE is a mid-size luxury SUV known for its premium comfort, advanced technology, and strong performance within the brand’s lineup.
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E.
EGAA
EGAA is the ICAO airport code assigned to Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
CRT computer monitor
ⓘ
IBM PC graphics adapter ⓘ computer display standard ⓘ personal computer model ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
CGA
ⓘ
EGA ⓘ MDA ⓘ VGA ⓘ |
| backwardCompatibilityWith |
Color Graphics Adapter
ⓘ
linked to:
CGA
Monochrome Display Adapter ⓘ |
| busInterface | 8-bit ISA ⓘ |
| category |
IBM PC hardware standard
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC compatible
|
| colorDepth | 4-bit per pixel in 16-color modes ⓘ |
| colorPaletteSize | 64 ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | MS-DOS software ⓘ |
| designedFor |
IBM PC/AT
ⓘ
linked to:
IBM PC AT
|
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| era | mid-1980s PC graphics ⓘ |
| fullName | Enhanced Graphics Adapter ⓘ |
| graphicsModeColors | 16 colors ⓘ |
| graphicsModeResolution | 640×350 pixels ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | bridge between CGA and VGA standards ⓘ |
| improvedOver |
CGA color capabilities
ⓘ
CGA resolution ⓘ |
| introductionYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| marketedAs | mid-range graphics solution ⓘ |
| maxResolution | 640×350 ⓘ |
| maxTextResolution | 80×25 characters ⓘ |
| paletteSource | on-board color palette registers ⓘ |
| platform | IBM PC ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Color Graphics Adapter
ⓘ
linked to:
CGA
|
| signalType | digital video signal ⓘ |
| simultaneousColorsOnScreen | 16 ⓘ |
| status | obsolete ⓘ |
| successor | Video Graphics Array ⓘ |
| supports |
TTL RGB output
ⓘ
bitmap graphics modes ⓘ digital RGB monitors ⓘ hardware text modes ⓘ |
| targetMarket | professional and business users ⓘ |
| textModeColors | 16 colors ⓘ |
| typicalVideoRAM |
128 KB
ⓘ
64 KB ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business graphics applications
ⓘ
early PC games ⓘ |
| usedWith | IBM 5154 Enhanced Color Display ⓘ |
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: EGA Description of subject: EGA (Enhanced Graphics Adapter) is an early IBM PC graphics standard that improved color and resolution capabilities over the original CGA.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.