WAV
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WAV is an uncompressed audio file format developed by Microsoft and IBM, commonly used for high-quality sound storage and editing on Windows systems.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WAV canonical | 2 |
| WAV is typically uncompressed while MP3 is lossy compressed | 1 |
| Waveform Audio File Format | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7941739 — 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: WAV Context triple: [Windows Media Player, supportsFormat, WAV]
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A.
WAV
WAV is the vehicle registration code used to identify motor vehicles registered in the municipality of Wavre in Belgium.
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B.
WavPack
WavPack is a free, open-source audio compression format known for offering both lossless and hybrid (lossy+correction) encoding modes.
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C.
WMV
WMV (Windows Media Video) is a series of Microsoft-developed video compression formats commonly used for streaming and storing digital video on Windows platforms.
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D.
FLAC
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open-source audio compression format that reduces file size without any loss in sound quality, commonly used for high-fidelity music archiving and playback.
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E.
RIFF
RIFF is an annual international film festival held in Reykjavík, Iceland, showcasing independent and innovative cinema from around the world.
- 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: WAV Target entity description: WAV is an uncompressed audio file format developed by Microsoft and IBM, commonly used for high-quality sound storage and editing on Windows systems.
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A.
WAV
WAV is the vehicle registration code used to identify motor vehicles registered in the municipality of Wavre in Belgium.
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B.
WavPack
WavPack is a free, open-source audio compression format known for offering both lossless and hybrid (lossy+correction) encoding modes.
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C.
WMV
WMV (Windows Media Video) is a series of Microsoft-developed video compression formats commonly used for streaming and storing digital video on Windows platforms.
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D.
FLAC
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) is an open-source audio compression format that reduces file size without any loss in sound quality, commonly used for high-fidelity music archiving and playback.
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E.
RIFF
RIFF is an annual international film festival held in Reykjavík, Iceland, showcasing independent and innovative cinema from around the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audio file format
ⓘ
container format ⓘ |
| audioQuality | lossless ⓘ |
| basedOn | RIFF ⓘ |
| commonlyUsedIn |
broadcast audio workflows
ⓘ
game audio ⓘ music recording ⓘ professional audio production ⓘ sound design ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
AIFF
ⓘ
MP3 ⓘ
linked to:
MPEG-1 Audio Layer III
|
| compressionType | usually uncompressed ⓘ |
| dataStoredAs | sequence of audio samples ⓘ |
| developer |
IBM
ⓘ
Microsoft ⓘ |
| differenceFromMP3 |
WAV is typically uncompressed while MP3 is lossy compressed
ⓘ
linked to:
WAV
|
| fileExtension | .wav ⓘ |
| fullName |
Waveform Audio File Format
ⓘ
linked to:
WAV
|
| headerContains |
bit depth
ⓘ
format information ⓘ number of channels ⓘ sample rate ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Microsoft and IBM multimedia extensions for Windows ⓘ |
| mimeType |
audio/wav
ⓘ
audio/x-wav ⓘ |
| operatingSystemUsage | Windows ⓘ |
| platformAssociation |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| primaryUse |
audio archiving
ⓘ
audio editing ⓘ high-quality audio storage ⓘ |
| similarTo | AIFF ⓘ |
| suitableFor |
intermediate exchange format in audio workflows
ⓘ
mastering ⓘ non-destructive audio editing ⓘ |
| supportsBitDepths |
16-bit
ⓘ
24-bit ⓘ 32-bit float ⓘ 8-bit ⓘ |
| supportsChannels |
mono
ⓘ
multichannel audio ⓘ stereo ⓘ |
| supportsEncoding |
ADPCM
ⓘ
PCM ⓘ compressed audio codecs ⓘ |
| supportsSampleRates | 8 kHz to 192 kHz and above ⓘ |
| typicalEncoding | uncompressed PCM audio ⓘ |
| typicalFileSizeCharacteristic | larger than compressed formats ⓘ |
| usesContainerFormat | RIFF ⓘ |
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: WAV Description of subject: WAV is an uncompressed audio file format developed by Microsoft and IBM, commonly used for high-quality sound storage and editing on Windows systems.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: WAV