Airplane Mode
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Airplane Mode is a device setting that quickly disables wireless communications like cellular, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth to comply with airline regulations and reduce radio interference.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Airplane Mode canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10267162 — 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: Airplane Mode Context triple: [Settings app on iOS, controlsFeature, Airplane Mode]
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A.
Mobile Airport Authority
Mobile Airport Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and managing the airport system serving the Mobile, Alabama area.
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B.
Flightplan
Flightplan is a 2005 psychological thriller film starring Jodie Foster as a mother whose daughter mysteriously disappears during a transatlantic flight.
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C.
Airwave
Airwave is the secure digital radio communications network used by UK emergency services and public safety organizations for mission-critical voice and data.
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D.
Autopilot
Autopilot is Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system designed to automate steering, acceleration, and braking under driver supervision.
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E.
FlyAway
FlyAway is a shuttle bus service that provides direct transportation between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and various locations in the Los Angeles area.
- 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: Airplane Mode Target entity description: Airplane Mode is a device setting that quickly disables wireless communications like cellular, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth to comply with airline regulations and reduce radio interference.
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A.
Mobile Airport Authority
Mobile Airport Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and managing the airport system serving the Mobile, Alabama area.
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B.
Flightplan
Flightplan is a 2005 psychological thriller film starring Jodie Foster as a mother whose daughter mysteriously disappears during a transatlantic flight.
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C.
Airwave
Airwave is the secure digital radio communications network used by UK emergency services and public safety organizations for mission-critical voice and data.
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D.
Autopilot
Autopilot is Tesla’s advanced driver-assistance system designed to automate steering, acceleration, and braking under driver supervision.
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E.
FlyAway
FlyAway is a shuttle bus service that provides direct transportation between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and various locations in the Los Angeles area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
device setting
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wireless communication control feature ⓘ |
| affects |
incoming calls
ⓘ
mobile data connectivity ⓘ outgoing calls ⓘ push notifications that require network access ⓘ |
| canBeToggledFrom |
control center on some operating systems
ⓘ
quick settings menu ⓘ system settings ⓘ |
| disables |
Bluetooth
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GPS-assisted cellular data features ⓘ NFC ⓘ SMS messaging ⓘ Wi‑Fi ⓘ cellular connectivity ⓘ mobile data ⓘ voice calls ⓘ |
| doesNotDisable |
camera hardware
ⓘ
device sensors ⓘ local device storage ⓘ microphone hardware ⓘ offline applications ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
comply with airline regulations
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disable wireless communications ⓘ reduce radio interference ⓘ |
| isAlsoKnownAs |
flight mode
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offline mode on some devices ⓘ |
| isAvailableOn |
e‑readers
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laptops ⓘ portable media players ⓘ smartphones ⓘ smartwatches ⓘ some handheld gaming consoles ⓘ tablets ⓘ |
| isImplementedIn |
Android
ⓘ
Linux distributions with mobile or laptop UIs ⓘ Windows ⓘ iOS ⓘ iPadOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| isRecommendedBy | aviation authorities ⓘ |
| isRequiredBy | many airlines during takeoff and landing ⓘ |
| mayAllow |
camera usage
ⓘ
games without network access ⓘ local file access ⓘ manual re‑enable of Bluetooth ⓘ manual re‑enable of Wi‑Fi ⓘ music playback ⓘ offline app usage ⓘ |
| reduces |
battery consumption from wireless radios
ⓘ
radio frequency emissions from a device ⓘ |
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: Airplane Mode Description of subject: Airplane Mode is a device setting that quickly disables wireless communications like cellular, Wi‑Fi, and Bluetooth to comply with airline regulations and reduce radio interference.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.