Digital Computer Laboratory, University of Illinois
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The Digital Computer Laboratory at the University of Illinois was a pioneering academic computing facility known for hosting and advancing early electronic computers and computer science research.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Digital Computer Laboratory at the University of Illinois | 1 |
| Digital Computer Laboratory, University of Illinois canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17022914 — 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: Digital Computer Laboratory, University of Illinois Context triple: [ILLIAC I, operatedBy, Digital Computer Laboratory, University of Illinois]
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Harvard Computation Laboratory
The Harvard Computation Laboratory was a pioneering research center at Harvard University that developed early electromechanical and electronic computers, including the Harvard Mark I, under the direction of Howard Aiken.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory was a leading World War II research center that pioneered radar and related microwave technologies, significantly advancing military and postwar electronics.
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MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
The MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics is a leading interdisciplinary research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on advancing electronics, photonics, information science, and related technologies.
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Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is a leading research center at Stanford University dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of artificial intelligence across robotics, machine learning, and related fields.
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Harvard Computers program
The Harvard Computers program was a pioneering late 19th- and early 20th-century initiative that employed (mostly women) human "computers" to catalog and analyze astronomical data, leading to major advances in stellar classification and astrophysics.
- 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: Digital Computer Laboratory, University of Illinois Target entity description: The Digital Computer Laboratory at the University of Illinois was a pioneering academic computing facility known for hosting and advancing early electronic computers and computer science research.
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A.
Harvard Computation Laboratory
The Harvard Computation Laboratory was a pioneering research center at Harvard University that developed early electromechanical and electronic computers, including the Harvard Mark I, under the direction of Howard Aiken.
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B.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Radiation Laboratory was a leading World War II research center that pioneered radar and related microwave technologies, significantly advancing military and postwar electronics.
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C.
MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics
The MIT Research Laboratory of Electronics is a leading interdisciplinary research center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology focused on advancing electronics, photonics, information science, and related technologies.
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D.
Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory is a leading research center at Stanford University dedicated to advancing the theory and practice of artificial intelligence across robotics, machine learning, and related fields.
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E.
Harvard Computers program
The Harvard Computers program was a pioneering late 19th- and early 20th-century initiative that employed (mostly women) human "computers" to catalog and analyze astronomical data, leading to major advances in stellar classification and astrophysics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.