External Data Representation
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External Data Representation (XDR) is a standard, platform-independent data serialization format used to encode and decode data structures for network communication.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| External Data Representation canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9963168 — 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: External Data Representation Context triple: [RFC 1094, uses, External Data Representation]
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A.
Object Linking and Embedding
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is a Microsoft technology that enables embedding and linking to documents and other objects across different applications within the Windows environment.
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B.
ASN.1
ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) is a standardized, platform-independent notation used to define and encode complex data structures in telecommunications and cryptographic protocols, including X.509 certificates.
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C.
Resource Description Framework in Attributes
Resource Description Framework in Attributes (RDFa) is a W3C recommendation that extends HTML and other web documents with attributes for embedding structured, machine-readable metadata directly into human-readable content.
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D.
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) is a standard defined by the Object Management Group that enables software components written in different languages and running on different platforms to communicate seamlessly in distributed systems.
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E.
The Transformation of Data
The Transformation of Data is a notable chapter in R.A. Fisher’s "The Design of Experiments" that discusses methods for mathematically modifying experimental data to meet statistical assumptions and improve analysis.
- 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: External Data Representation Target entity description: External Data Representation (XDR) is a standard, platform-independent data serialization format used to encode and decode data structures for network communication.
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A.
Object Linking and Embedding
Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) is a Microsoft technology that enables embedding and linking to documents and other objects across different applications within the Windows environment.
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B.
ASN.1
ASN.1 (Abstract Syntax Notation One) is a standardized, platform-independent notation used to define and encode complex data structures in telecommunications and cryptographic protocols, including X.509 certificates.
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C.
Resource Description Framework in Attributes
Resource Description Framework in Attributes (RDFa) is a W3C recommendation that extends HTML and other web documents with attributes for embedding structured, machine-readable metadata directly into human-readable content.
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D.
Common Object Request Broker Architecture
Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) is a standard defined by the Object Management Group that enables software components written in different languages and running on different platforms to communicate seamlessly in distributed systems.
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E.
The Transformation of Data
The Transformation of Data is a notable chapter in R.A. Fisher’s "The Design of Experiments" that discusses methods for mathematically modifying experimental data to meet statistical assumptions and improve analysis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data serialization format
ⓘ
standard ⓘ |
| abbreviation | XDR ⓘ |
| category |
binary serialization format
ⓘ
data interchange format ⓘ |
| comparedWith |
ASN.1
ⓘ
JSON ⓘ Protocol Buffers ⓘ |
| defines |
representation of arrays
ⓘ
representation of basic data types ⓘ representation of enumerations ⓘ representation of structures ⓘ representation of unions ⓘ |
| designedFor |
network communication
ⓘ
platform-independent data serialization ⓘ |
| hasComponent | XDR data description language ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
32-bit word alignment
ⓘ
architecture-neutral ⓘ fixed endianness ⓘ language-neutral ⓘ network byte order ⓘ self-describing type definitions via XDR language ⓘ |
| hasFullName | External Data Representation ⓘ |
| hasGoal | ensure consistent data representation across different architectures ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
canonical binary representation
ⓘ
machine-independent ⓘ platform-independent ⓘ |
| scope |
distributed systems
ⓘ
networked applications ⓘ |
| serializationType | binary ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Sun Microsystems ⓘ |
| supports |
decoding of data structures
ⓘ
encoding of data structures ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NFS
ⓘ
ONC RPC ⓘ Remote Procedure Call ⓘ
linked to:
RPC
network protocols ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interoperability between heterogeneous systems
ⓘ
marshalling of procedure arguments ⓘ marshalling of procedure results ⓘ |
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: External Data Representation Description of subject: External Data Representation (XDR) is a standard, platform-independent data serialization format used to encode and decode data structures for network communication.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.