usesDevice
P9919
predicate
Indicates that one entity operates, employs, or relies on a particular device to perform an action or achieve a purpose.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| usesDevice canonical | 839 |
| usesDetector | 51 |
| employsDevice | 12 |
| usesGadget | 12 |
| usesDetectorTechnology | 11 |
| usesInputDevice | 11 |
| oftenUseDevice | 6 |
| typicalSenderDevice | 6 |
| usesDeviceType | 4 |
| performsOnDevice | 3 |
| usedViaDevice | 3 |
| userEquipment | 3 |
| usesDeviceInPlot | 3 |
| typicallyUsesDetector | 2 |
| usedDevice | 2 |
| usedInteractionDevice | 2 |
| usesAssistiveDevice | 2 |
| usesCommunicationDevice | 2 |
| usesDeviceFeature | 2 |
| usesDeviceToExplore | 2 |
| acceleratorUsed | 1 |
| deviceUsage | 1 |
| hasDeviceForm | 1 |
| hasTargetDevice | 1 |
| involvesDevice | 1 |
| operatesOnDevice | 1 |
| usedInterfaceDevice | 1 |
| usesControlDeviceOn | 1 |
| usesMobileLauncher | 1 |
| usesRemote | 1 |
| usesStagingDevice | 1 |
| validationDevice | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesDevice
Generated description
Indicates that one entity operates, employs, or relies on a particular device to perform an action or achieve a purpose.
Sample triples (990)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| The Chambered Nautilus | extended metaphor ⓘ |
| The Chambered Nautilus | personification ⓘ |
| The Chambered Nautilus | imagery ⓘ |
| The Chambered Nautilus | apostrophe ⓘ |
| Encyclopaedia Galactica | speculative narrative ⓘ |
| Encyclopaedia Galactica | visualizations of alien civilizations ⓘ |
| Stewie Griffin | time machine ⓘ |
| Stewie Griffin | ray gun ⓘ |
| Stewie Griffin | mind-control device ⓘ |
| UA2 experiment | Super Proton Synchrotron via predicate surface "acceleratorUsed" ⓘ |
| Fibre Channel | host bus adapter via predicate surface "usesDeviceType" ⓘ |
| Fibre Channel | Fibre Channel director switch via predicate surface "usesDeviceType" ⓘ |
| Star user interface | mouse via predicate surface "usedInteractionDevice" ⓘ |
| Star user interface | keyboard via predicate surface "usedInteractionDevice" ⓘ |
| Apple TV | Siri Remote via predicate surface "usesRemote" ⓘ |
| NA61/SHINE | time projection chambers via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| NA61/SHINE | time-of-flight detectors via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| NA61/SHINE | calorimeters via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| High-Luminosity LHC | ATLAS via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| High-Luminosity LHC | CMS via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| High-Luminosity LHC | LHCb via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| High-Luminosity LHC | ALICE via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| Fables | allegory ⓘ |
| Fables | personification ⓘ |
| Anthem for Doomed Youth | alliteration ⓘ |
| Anthem for Doomed Youth | personification ⓘ |
| Anthem for Doomed Youth | simile ⓘ |
| Anthem for Doomed Youth | irony ⓘ |
| Book I | irony ⓘ |
| Book I | exaggeration ⓘ |
| Book I | parody of historical writing ⓘ |
|
Book V (A History of New York)
linked to:
Book V
|
pseudo-scholarly footnotes ⓘ |
|
Book V (A History of New York)
linked to:
Book V
|
mock-historical commentary ⓘ |
| Stewart Gilligan Griffin | time machine ⓘ |
| Stewart Gilligan Griffin | ray gun ⓘ |
| Sam Porter Bridges | Bridge Baby ⓘ |
| Sam Porter Bridges | Odradek scanner ⓘ |
| Dulce et Decorum Est | simile ⓘ |
| Dulce et Decorum Est | metaphor ⓘ |
| Dulce et Decorum Est | imagery ⓘ |
| Dulce et Decorum Est | alliteration ⓘ |
| Dulce et Decorum Est | irony ⓘ |
| Voices of Freedom | religious imagery ⓘ |
| Voices of Freedom | moral appeals ⓘ |
| Voices of Freedom | emotional appeals ⓘ |
| Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 | charge-coupled device via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| Advanced Camera for Surveys | CCD via predicate surface "usesDetector" ⓘ |
| The Skin of Our Teeth | breaking the fourth wall ⓘ |
| The Skin of Our Teeth | metatheatre ⓘ |
| Queer Little People | allegory ⓘ |