World on a Wire
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World on a Wire is a 1973 German science-fiction television film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that explores virtual reality, identity, and corporate conspiracy in a dystopian future.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World on a Wire canonical | 1 |
| World on a Wire (score) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14521245 — 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)
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Target entity: World on a Wire Context triple: [Rainer Werner Fassbinder, notableWork, World on a Wire]
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Metropolis
Metropolis is a fictional, futuristic American city in the DC Comics universe, best known as Superman’s primary home and the backdrop for many of his stories.
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Metropolis
"Metropolis" is a song by Owl City from the synth-pop album *The Midsummer Station*.
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Metropolis
Metropolis is a landmark 1927 German expressionist science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering special effects and dystopian vision of a futuristic urban society.
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Metropolis
Metropolis is a major urban area of London that historically fell under the jurisdiction of Peel’s Act, which established the modern professional police force.
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Metropolis
Metropolis is a major Ethereum protocol upgrade that introduced significant improvements to scalability, security, and usability of the blockchain.
- 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: World on a Wire Target entity description: World on a Wire is a 1973 German science-fiction television film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder that explores virtual reality, identity, and corporate conspiracy in a dystopian future.
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A.
Metropolis
Metropolis is a fictional, futuristic American city in the DC Comics universe, best known as Superman’s primary home and the backdrop for many of his stories.
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B.
Metropolis
Metropolis is a landmark 1927 German expressionist science-fiction film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its pioneering special effects and dystopian vision of a futuristic urban society.
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C.
Metropolis
"Metropolis" is a song by Owl City from the synth-pop album *The Midsummer Station*.
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D.
Metropolis
Metropolis is a major Ethereum protocol upgrade that introduced significant improvements to scalability, security, and usability of the blockchain.
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Metropolis
Metropolis is a family of modern, high-capacity metro trains developed by Alstom for urban rapid transit systems worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: World on a Wire