LEO computer
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The LEO computer was one of the world’s first business computers, developed in the UK in the early 1950s to handle commercial data processing tasks for the Lyons tea company.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| LEO computer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18829790 — 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: LEO computer Context triple: [Georgina Ferry, hasWrittenAbout, LEO computer]
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A.
Johnniac computer
The Johnniac computer was an early vacuum-tube, stored-program computer built at the RAND Corporation in the 1950s, notable for its long operational life and use in pioneering artificial intelligence research.
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B.
IBM 704
The IBM 704 was a pioneering 1950s vacuum-tube mainframe computer notable for its support of floating-point arithmetic and its influential role in early high-level programming languages and computer architecture.
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C.
CDC 6600
The CDC 6600 was a pioneering supercomputer introduced in the 1960s that is often regarded as the first successful supercomputer and held the title of the world’s fastest computer for several years.
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D.
Mark-8 computer
The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
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E.
UNIVAC I
UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
- 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: LEO computer Target entity description: The LEO computer was one of the world’s first business computers, developed in the UK in the early 1950s to handle commercial data processing tasks for the Lyons tea company.
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A.
Johnniac computer
The Johnniac computer was an early vacuum-tube, stored-program computer built at the RAND Corporation in the 1950s, notable for its long operational life and use in pioneering artificial intelligence research.
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B.
IBM 704
The IBM 704 was a pioneering 1950s vacuum-tube mainframe computer notable for its support of floating-point arithmetic and its influential role in early high-level programming languages and computer architecture.
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C.
CDC 6600
The CDC 6600 was a pioneering supercomputer introduced in the 1960s that is often regarded as the first successful supercomputer and held the title of the world’s fastest computer for several years.
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D.
Mark-8 computer
The Mark-8 computer was an early 1970s do-it-yourself microcomputer kit for hobbyists, notable as one of the first published designs for a home computer.
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E.
UNIVAC I
UNIVAC I was one of the earliest commercial electronic computers, pioneering large-scale data processing for government and business in the early 1950s.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.