WebM
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WebM is an open, royalty-free multimedia container format primarily used for web video and audio, designed for efficient streaming and supported by modern browsers and codecs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| WebM canonical | 8 |
| WebM container format | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17417433 — 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: WebM Context triple: [AV1, containerSupport, WebM]
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A.
Matroska
Matroska is an open standard, extensible multimedia container format best known for its MKV files that can hold multiple video, audio, subtitle, and metadata streams in a single package.
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B.
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a multimedia compression and coding standard widely used for digital audio, video, and interactive media distribution over the internet and other networks.
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C.
VP9
VP9 is an open and royalty-free video compression codec developed by Google as a successor to VP8 and an alternative to HEVC/H.265 for high-efficiency video streaming.
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D.
MPEG-H
MPEG-H is a family of ISO/IEC standards developed by MPEG for advanced audio and multimedia coding, including immersive and 3D audio applications.
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E.
MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
- 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: WebM Target entity description: WebM is an open, royalty-free multimedia container format primarily used for web video and audio, designed for efficient streaming and supported by modern browsers and codecs.
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A.
Matroska
Matroska is an open standard, extensible multimedia container format best known for its MKV files that can hold multiple video, audio, subtitle, and metadata streams in a single package.
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B.
MPEG-4
MPEG-4 is a multimedia compression and coding standard widely used for digital audio, video, and interactive media distribution over the internet and other networks.
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C.
VP9
VP9 is an open and royalty-free video compression codec developed by Google as a successor to VP8 and an alternative to HEVC/H.265 for high-efficiency video streaming.
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D.
MPEG-H
MPEG-H is a family of ISO/IEC standards developed by MPEG for advanced audio and multimedia coding, including immersive and 3D audio applications.
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E.
MPEG
MPEG is a family of widely used digital audio and video compression standards developed by the Moving Picture Experts Group for efficient storage and transmission of multimedia content.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.