Burning Chrome
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Burning Chrome is a 1986 cyberpunk short story collection by William Gibson that helped define the genre and introduced concepts and settings later expanded in his Sprawl trilogy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burning Chrome canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11754417 — 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: Burning Chrome Context triple: [Neuromancer, precededBy, Burning Chrome]
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A.
Burning
Burning is a critically acclaimed 2018 South Korean psychological mystery drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong, noted for its slow-burn storytelling and ambiguous, haunting narrative.
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B.
The Burner
The Burner is the nickname of former NFL running back Michael Turner, known for his powerful, explosive rushing style and success with the San Diego Chargers and Atlanta Falcons.
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C.
Flame
Flame is a character from the Spyro video game series, known as a young orange dragon who appears as an alternate playable version of Spyro.
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D.
Ya Burnt
"Ya Burnt" is a recurring comedic rant segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers in which Meyers humorously calls out and "burns" various topics, trends, and public figures.
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E.
Echo Burning
Echo Burning is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring drifter ex-military policeman Jack Reacher as he becomes entangled in a violent conspiracy in rural Texas.
- 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: Burning Chrome Target entity description: Burning Chrome is a 1986 cyberpunk short story collection by William Gibson that helped define the genre and introduced concepts and settings later expanded in his Sprawl trilogy.
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A.
Burning
Burning is a critically acclaimed 2018 South Korean psychological mystery drama film directed by Lee Chang-dong, noted for its slow-burn storytelling and ambiguous, haunting narrative.
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B.
The Burner
The Burner is the nickname of former NFL running back Michael Turner, known for his powerful, explosive rushing style and success with the San Diego Chargers and Atlanta Falcons.
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C.
Flame
Flame is a character from the Spyro video game series, known as a young orange dragon who appears as an alternate playable version of Spyro.
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D.
Ya Burnt
"Ya Burnt" is a recurring comedic rant segment on Late Night with Seth Meyers in which Meyers humorously calls out and "burns" various topics, trends, and public figures.
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E.
Echo Burning
Echo Burning is a thriller novel by Lee Child featuring drifter ex-military policeman Jack Reacher as he becomes entangled in a violent conspiracy in rural Texas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
short story collection ⓘ |
| author | William Gibson ⓘ |
| containsShortStory |
Burning Chrome (short story)
ⓘ
Count Zero (excerpt) ⓘ
linked to:
Count Zero
Dogfight ⓘ Fragments of a Hologram Rose ⓘ Hinterlands ⓘ Johnny Mnemonic ⓘ New Rose Hotel ⓘ Red Star, Winter Orbit ⓘ The Gernsback Continuum ⓘ The Winter Market ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Rick Berry ⓘ |
| genre | cyberpunk ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
cyberpunk literature
ⓘ
science fiction depictions of cyberspace ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-87795-700-0 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 216 ⓘ |
| hasReception | critical acclaim in science fiction circles ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Sprawl megacity
ⓘ
orbital habitats ⓘ |
| hasStyle | noir-influenced prose ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
artificial intelligence
ⓘ
computer networks ⓘ virtual reality ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate power
ⓘ
cyberspace ⓘ hacking ⓘ post-industrial society ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print publication ⓘ |
| notableFor |
helping define the cyberpunk genre
ⓘ
introducing concepts later used in the Sprawl trilogy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sprawl universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Sprawl trilogy
|
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Arbor House ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Count Zero
ⓘ
Mona Lisa Overdrive ⓘ Neuromancer ⓘ |
| settingType | near future ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century science fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Burning Chrome Description of subject: Burning Chrome is a 1986 cyberpunk short story collection by William Gibson that helped define the genre and introduced concepts and settings later expanded in his Sprawl trilogy.
Referenced by (2)
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