“Shell”
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“Shell” is a short story by Stephen Baxter that appears in his science fiction collection *Vacuum Diagrams*, exploring themes of cosmic-scale engineering and the far future of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| “Shell” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19179030 — 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: “Shell” Context triple: [Vacuum Diagrams, containsWork, “Shell”]
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A.
Shinel’
Shinel’ is the original Russian title of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story “The Overcoat,” a foundational work of 19th-century Russian literature.
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B.
Shap
Shap is a small village in Cumbria, England, known for its historic abbey ruins and proximity to the Lake District.
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C.
Osko
Osko is an Australian real-time payment service that enables fast, secure, and data-rich bank transfers between participating financial institutions.
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D.
Bash Aparan
Bash Aparan is the former name of the Armenian town now known as Aparan, located in the Aragatsotn Province.
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E.
Selloi
The Selloi were the ancient priests associated with the oracle of Zeus at Dodona in Epirus, known from Homeric tradition.
- 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: “Shell” Target entity description: “Shell” is a short story by Stephen Baxter that appears in his science fiction collection *Vacuum Diagrams*, exploring themes of cosmic-scale engineering and the far future of humanity.
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A.
Shinel’
Shinel’ is the original Russian title of Nikolai Gogol’s classic short story “The Overcoat,” a foundational work of 19th-century Russian literature.
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B.
Shap
Shap is a small village in Cumbria, England, known for its historic abbey ruins and proximity to the Lake District.
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C.
Osko
Osko is an Australian real-time payment service that enables fast, secure, and data-rich bank transfers between participating financial institutions.
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D.
Bash Aparan
Bash Aparan is the former name of the Armenian town now known as Aparan, located in the Aragatsotn Province.
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E.
Selloi
The Selloi were the ancient priests associated with the oracle of Zeus at Dodona in Epirus, known from Homeric tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.