ePassports
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ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ePassport | 2 |
| Council and EU regulations on security features and biometrics in passports | 1 |
| ePassports canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3012708 — 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: ePassports Context triple: [ICAO Doc 9303, relatedTo, ePassports]
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A.
United States passports
United States passports are official travel and identity documents issued to U.S. citizens that facilitate international travel and serve as proof of nationality and citizenship.
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B.
Global Entry
Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program that provides expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk international travelers entering the United States.
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C.
Multi-Day Passport
Multi-Day Passport is a multi-day admission ticket that allows guests to visit and enjoy the parks at Tokyo Disney Resort over several consecutive days.
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D.
Known Traveler Number system
The Known Traveler Number system is a U.S. trusted traveler identification program that allows pre-approved passengers to receive expedited security screening at airports.
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E.
New Zealand passports
New Zealand passports are official travel documents issued to New Zealand citizens that feature the country’s coat of arms and enable international travel and identification.
- 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: ePassports Target entity description: ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.
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A.
United States passports
United States passports are official travel and identity documents issued to U.S. citizens that facilitate international travel and serve as proof of nationality and citizenship.
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B.
Global Entry
Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection trusted traveler program that provides expedited clearance for pre-approved, low-risk international travelers entering the United States.
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C.
Multi-Day Passport
Multi-Day Passport is a multi-day admission ticket that allows guests to visit and enjoy the parks at Tokyo Disney Resort over several consecutive days.
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D.
Known Traveler Number system
The Known Traveler Number system is a U.S. trusted traveler identification program that allows pre-approved passengers to receive expedited security screening at airports.
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E.
New Zealand passports
New Zealand passports are official travel documents issued to New Zealand citizens that feature the country’s coat of arms and enable international travel and identification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biometric identity document
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electronic passport ⓘ machine-readable travel document ⓘ |
| dataStoredOnChipIs |
digitally signed
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protected against unauthorized modification ⓘ |
| enables |
biometric matching of traveler identity
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electronic verification of document authenticity ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
contactless integrated circuit chip
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data page ⓘ machine-readable zone ⓘ |
| hasIndicator | ICAO ePassport symbol on cover ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
enhance border security
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facilitate automated border control ⓘ improve identity verification ⓘ reduce passport fraud ⓘ speed up immigration processing ⓘ |
| hasSecurityFeature |
access control mechanisms
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anti-cloning protection ⓘ anti-tampering protection ⓘ cryptographic authentication ⓘ digital signature on chip data ⓘ holograms ⓘ microprinting ⓘ optically variable inks ⓘ secure messaging ⓘ watermarks ⓘ |
| introducedIn | early 2000s ⓘ |
| isIssuedBy | national governments ⓘ |
| isRecognizedBy | International Civil Aviation Organization ⓘ |
| isUsedBy | border control authorities ⓘ |
| isUsedIn | automated e-gates ⓘ |
| replaced | non-electronic machine-readable passports in many countries ⓘ |
| requires | specialized readers at border checkpoints ⓘ |
| stores |
biometric data
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document expiry date ⓘ holder date of birth ⓘ holder name ⓘ passport holder photograph ⓘ passport number ⓘ personal data ⓘ |
| usesStandard |
Active Authentication
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Basic Access Control ⓘ Extended Access Control ⓘ ICAO Doc 9303 ⓘ Logical Data Structure (LDS) ⓘ Passive Authentication ⓘ Public Key Infrastructure ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
RFID
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contactless smart card technology ⓘ |
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: ePassports Description of subject: ePassports are modern, machine-readable passports embedded with a secure electronic chip that stores biometric and personal data to enhance identity verification and border security.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ePassports
European Union passport design guidelines (color and format) for EEA states
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isBasedOn
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Council and EU regulations on security features and biometrics in passports
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linked to: ePassports