NDS
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NDS is an acronym for the NASA Docking System, a standardized mechanism used to enable safe and compatible docking between spacecraft.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NDS canonical | 2 |
| NDS Block 2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2546239 — 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: NDS Context triple: [NASA Docking System, alsoKnownAs, NDS]
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A.
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen handheld gaming console released by Nintendo that popularized touch-based gameplay and wireless multiplayer features.
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B.
Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console by Nintendo known for its extensive game library and backward compatibility with earlier Game Boy titles.
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C.
Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color is a handheld gaming console by Nintendo that introduced color graphics to the Game Boy line and supported a large library of portable games.
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D.
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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E.
Nintendo DSi Browser
Nintendo DSi Browser is a lightweight web browser for the Nintendo DSi handheld console, enabling users to access and view web pages over Wi-Fi on the device.
- 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: NDS Target entity description: NDS is an acronym for the NASA Docking System, a standardized mechanism used to enable safe and compatible docking between spacecraft.
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A.
Nintendo DS
The Nintendo DS is a dual-screen handheld gaming console released by Nintendo that popularized touch-based gameplay and wireless multiplayer features.
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B.
Game Boy Advance
The Game Boy Advance is a 32-bit handheld video game console by Nintendo known for its extensive game library and backward compatibility with earlier Game Boy titles.
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C.
Game Boy Color
The Game Boy Color is a handheld gaming console by Nintendo that introduced color graphics to the Game Boy line and supported a large library of portable games.
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D.
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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E.
Nintendo DSi Browser
Nintendo DSi Browser is a lightweight web browser for the Nintendo DSi handheld console, enabling users to access and view web pages over Wi-Fi on the device.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
docking mechanism standard
ⓘ
spacecraft docking system ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NDS ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
crewed spacecraft
ⓘ
uncrewed spacecraft ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | International Docking System Standard ⓘ |
| developer | NASA ⓘ |
| domain |
human spaceflight
ⓘ
spacecraft systems engineering ⓘ |
| feature |
androgynous docking interface
ⓘ
hard capture system ⓘ soft capture system ⓘ standardized data interface ⓘ standardized electrical interface ⓘ standardized mechanical interface ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
NDS Block 1
ⓘ
linked to:
Block 1
NDS Block 2 ⓘ
linked to:
NDS
|
| purpose |
enable safe docking between spacecraft
ⓘ
provide compatible docking interfaces ⓘ |
| safetyGoal |
ensure structural integrity during docking
ⓘ
prevent accidental separation ⓘ protect crew during docking operations ⓘ |
| standardType | international docking standard ⓘ |
| standsFor |
NASA Docking System
ⓘ
linked to:
International Docking System Standard
|
| supports |
international interoperability of spacecraft docking
ⓘ
pressurized mating between spacecraft ⓘ |
| usedFor |
docking crewed spacecraft in low Earth orbit
ⓘ
docking visiting vehicles to space stations ⓘ |
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: NDS Description of subject: NDS is an acronym for the NASA Docking System, a standardized mechanism used to enable safe and compatible docking between spacecraft.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
NASA Docking System (Crew Dragon)
subject linked to:
NDS