Thunderbolt connector
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The Thunderbolt connector is a high-speed hardware interface developed by Intel and Apple that combines data, video, audio, and power transmission over a single compact port, commonly used for connecting displays and external peripherals to computers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thunderbolt connector canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16023737 — 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: Thunderbolt connector Context triple: [Apple connectors, includesConnectorType, Thunderbolt connector]
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A.
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) is a high-speed hardware interface that uses the USB‑C connector to deliver fast data transfer, video output, and power over a single cable.
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B.
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4 is a high-speed hardware interface standard that combines data, video, and power delivery over USB-C with strict performance and capability requirements, including support for PCIe, dual 4K displays, and up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
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C.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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D.
Thunderbolt series
The Thunderbolt series is a family of American World War II–era fighter aircraft, most famously the rugged, heavily armed P-47 Thunderbolt used extensively by the U.S. Army Air Forces.
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E.
Thunderbolt (app)
Thunderbolt is an interactive app created as part of Björk’s multimedia Biophilia project, designed to explore musical and scientific concepts through the song “Thunderbolt.”
- 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: Thunderbolt connector Target entity description: The Thunderbolt connector is a high-speed hardware interface developed by Intel and Apple that combines data, video, audio, and power transmission over a single compact port, commonly used for connecting displays and external peripherals to computers.
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A.
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C)
Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) is a high-speed hardware interface that uses the USB‑C connector to deliver fast data transfer, video output, and power over a single cable.
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B.
Thunderbolt 4
Thunderbolt 4 is a high-speed hardware interface standard that combines data, video, and power delivery over USB-C with strict performance and capability requirements, including support for PCIe, dual 4K displays, and up to 40 Gbps bandwidth.
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C.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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D.
Thunderbolt series
The Thunderbolt series is a family of American World War II–era fighter aircraft, most famously the rugged, heavily armed P-47 Thunderbolt used extensively by the U.S. Army Air Forces.
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E.
Thunderbolt (app)
Thunderbolt is an interactive app created as part of Björk’s multimedia Biophilia project, designed to explore musical and scientific concepts through the song “Thunderbolt.”
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.