IBM POWER instruction set

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RISC architecture instruction set architecture

The IBM POWER instruction set is a RISC-based computer architecture developed by IBM for its high-performance POWER processors used in servers, workstations, and supercomputers.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
IBM POWER architecture	4
IBM Power architecture	2
IBM POWER Architecture	1
IBM POWER instruction set canonical	1
IBM POWER processors	1
IBM POWER1 processors	1
IBM Power ISA	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8814741 — 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: IBM POWER instruction set
Context triple: [POWER3, supports, IBM POWER instruction set]

A. z/Architecture
z/Architecture is IBM's 64-bit mainframe instruction set architecture designed for high-reliability, high-throughput enterprise computing on System z servers.
B. IBM ESA/390 ISA
IBM ESA/390 ISA is a mainframe instruction set architecture that evolved from IBM’s System/370 line, supporting 31-bit addressing and advanced enterprise computing features used in IBM System/390 systems.
C. IBM System z
IBM System z is IBM’s family of mainframe computers known for high reliability, scalability, and support for enterprise workloads, including running Linux at large scale.
D. IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
E. IBM Power Systems
IBM Power Systems is IBM’s family of high-performance server computers designed for enterprise workloads, known for their reliability, scalability, and support for operating systems like IBM i, AIX, and Linux.
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: IBM POWER instruction set
Target entity description: The IBM POWER instruction set is a RISC-based computer architecture developed by IBM for its high-performance POWER processors used in servers, workstations, and supercomputers.

A. z/Architecture
z/Architecture is IBM's 64-bit mainframe instruction set architecture designed for high-reliability, high-throughput enterprise computing on System z servers.
B. IBM ESA/390 ISA
IBM ESA/390 ISA is a mainframe instruction set architecture that evolved from IBM’s System/370 line, supporting 31-bit addressing and advanced enterprise computing features used in IBM System/390 systems.
C. IBM System z
IBM System z is IBM’s family of mainframe computers known for high reliability, scalability, and support for enterprise workloads, including running Linux at large scale.
D. IBM System/370
IBM System/370 is a family of IBM mainframe computers introduced in the 1970s that extended and modernized the System/360 architecture while maintaining backward compatibility.
E. IBM Power Systems
IBM Power Systems is IBM’s family of high-performance server computers designed for enterprise workloads, known for their reliability, scalability, and support for operating systems like IBM i, AIX, and Linux.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	RISC architecture ⓘ instruction set architecture ⓘ
architectureFamily	POWER architecture ⓘ linked to: POWER instruction set architecture
category	IBM microprocessor technologies ⓘ RISC instruction set architectures ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designGoal	high performance ⓘ reduced instruction set computing ⓘ
developer	IBM ⓘ
influenced	Power ISA specification ⓘ linked to: Power ISA PowerPC architecture ⓘ linked to: PowerPC
marketedFor	enterprise servers ⓘ high-performance computing ⓘ technical workstations ⓘ
relatedTo	Power ISA ⓘ PowerPC instruction set ⓘ
supports	branch instructions ⓘ cache control instructions ⓘ condition register ⓘ fixed-point registers ⓘ floating-point operations ⓘ floating-point registers ⓘ integer operations ⓘ load-store architecture ⓘ memory management instructions ⓘ pipelined implementations ⓘ privileged instructions ⓘ superscalar implementations ⓘ
usedBy	IBM POWER1 processors ⓘ linked to: IBM POWER1 IBM POWER2 processors ⓘ IBM RS/6000 systems ⓘ
usedIn	IBM POWER processors ⓘ servers ⓘ supercomputers ⓘ workstations ⓘ
wordSize	32-bit ⓘ 64-bit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited