Memory Stick PRO Duo

E774087

flash memory card format removable storage medium

Memory Stick PRO Duo is a smaller, higher-capacity variant of Sony’s Memory Stick flash memory format, widely used in devices like digital cameras, camcorders, and PlayStation Portable consoles.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Memory Stick PRO Duo canonical	7
Memory Stick Duo	6
Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9000364 — 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: Memory Stick PRO Duo
Context triple: [Memory Stick, replacedBy, Memory Stick PRO Duo]

A. Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Memory Stick Micro (M2) is a compact, high-density flash memory card format developed by Sony for use in mobile phones and other portable electronic devices.
B. Memory Stick (on older models)
Memory Stick (on older models) is Sony’s proprietary flash memory card format that was commonly used in earlier digital cameras and other portable electronics for data storage.
C. CompactFlash
CompactFlash is a type of solid-state memory card widely used in early digital cameras and professional photography equipment for removable data storage.
D. SD memory cards
SD memory cards are compact, removable flash storage devices widely used in cameras, smartphones, and other portable electronics for data storage and transfer.
E. SmartMedia
SmartMedia was a type of flash memory card popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, used primarily in digital cameras and portable devices before being supplanted by newer formats.
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: Memory Stick PRO Duo
Target entity description: Memory Stick PRO Duo is a smaller, higher-capacity variant of Sony’s Memory Stick flash memory format, widely used in devices like digital cameras, camcorders, and PlayStation Portable consoles.

A. Memory Stick Micro (M2)
Memory Stick Micro (M2) is a compact, high-density flash memory card format developed by Sony for use in mobile phones and other portable electronic devices.
B. Memory Stick (on older models)
Memory Stick (on older models) is Sony’s proprietary flash memory card format that was commonly used in earlier digital cameras and other portable electronics for data storage.
C. CompactFlash
CompactFlash is a type of solid-state memory card widely used in early digital cameras and professional photography equipment for removable data storage.
D. SD memory cards
SD memory cards are compact, removable flash storage devices widely used in cameras, smartphones, and other portable electronics for data storage and transfer.
E. SmartMedia
SmartMedia was a type of flash memory card popular in the late 1990s and early 2000s, used primarily in digital cameras and portable devices before being supplanted by newer formats.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flash memory card format ⓘ removable storage medium ⓘ
brand	Memory Stick ⓘ linked to: Memory Stick (on older models)
capacityRange	from hundreds of megabytes to multiple gigabytes ⓘ
compatibleWith	Memory Stick PRO compatible slots via adapter ⓘ PlayStation Portable 1000 series ⓘ linked to: PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable 2000 series ⓘ linked to: PlayStation Portable PlayStation Portable 3000 series ⓘ linked to: PlayStation Portable Sony Cyber-shot digital cameras ⓘ linked to: Cyber-shot Sony Handycam camcorders ⓘ linked to: Handycam
dataBusWidth	parallel interface ⓘ
developer	SanDisk ⓘ Sony ⓘ
feature	MagicGate copyright protection support (on some cards) ⓘ high-speed data transfer variants available ⓘ higher capacity than original Memory Stick Duo ⓘ non-volatile storage ⓘ smaller physical size than standard Memory Stick PRO ⓘ
formFactor	Duo ⓘ
hasVariant	Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo ⓘ linked to: Memory Stick PRO Duo
intendedUse	PlayStation Portable ⓘ camcorders ⓘ digital cameras ⓘ handheld gaming consoles ⓘ portable consumer electronics ⓘ
introducedAs	smaller alternative to Memory Stick PRO ⓘ
marketedBy	SanDisk ⓘ Sony ⓘ
partOfSeries	Memory Stick ⓘ linked to: Memory Stick (on older models)
physicalCharacteristic	approximately 1.6 mm thick ⓘ approximately 20 mm long ⓘ approximately 31 mm wide ⓘ
proprietaryStandardOf	Sony ⓘ
status	largely superseded by SD and microSD cards ⓘ
storageMediumType	solid-state memory ⓘ
subtypeOf	Memory Stick ⓘ linked to: Memory Stick (on older models) Memory Stick PRO ⓘ
successorTo	Memory Stick Duo ⓘ linked to: Memory Stick PRO Duo
supports	MagicGate DRM (on compatible models) ⓘ linked to: DRM
targetMarket	Sony consumer electronics ecosystem ⓘ
technology	flash memory ⓘ
usedFor	storing game data ⓘ storing music and other files ⓘ storing photos ⓘ storing videos ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Memory Stick → replacedBy → Memory Stick PRO Duo ⓘ

subject linked to: Memory Stick (on older models)

Memory Stick → hasVariant → Memory Stick Duo ⓘ

subject linked to: Memory Stick (on older models)