Desk Set (play)
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Desk Set (play) is a 1955 stage comedy by William Marchant about a television network’s research department facing the arrival of a new computer, exploring themes of workplace change and human vs. machine intelligence.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Desk Set | 3 |
| Desk Set (play) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20882821 — 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: Desk Set (play) Context triple: [Desk Set, basedOn, Desk Set (play)]
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A.
Desk Set
Desk Set is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, centered on the clash between a television network’s research department and a newly installed computer.
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B.
Good Old Desk
"Good Old Desk" is a gentle, piano-driven pop song by Harry Nilsson, noted for its warm, nostalgic tone and clever, ambiguous lyrics.
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C.
Studiobühne
Studiobühne is a smaller studio performance space within Berlin’s renowned Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz theatre, used for more intimate or experimental productions.
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D.
Let's Play
Let's Play is a type of online video series in which players record themselves playing video games while providing commentary, reactions, and entertainment for viewers.
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E.
Come Play
Come Play is a 2020 American horror film about a nonverbal autistic boy who is terrorized by a malevolent creature that manifests through electronic devices.
- 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: Desk Set (play) Target entity description: Desk Set (play) is a 1955 stage comedy by William Marchant about a television network’s research department facing the arrival of a new computer, exploring themes of workplace change and human vs. machine intelligence.
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A.
Desk Set
Desk Set is a 1957 romantic comedy film starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, centered on the clash between a television network’s research department and a newly installed computer.
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B.
Good Old Desk
"Good Old Desk" is a gentle, piano-driven pop song by Harry Nilsson, noted for its warm, nostalgic tone and clever, ambiguous lyrics.
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C.
Studiobühne
Studiobühne is a smaller studio performance space within Berlin’s renowned Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz theatre, used for more intimate or experimental productions.
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D.
Let's Play
Let's Play is a type of online video series in which players record themselves playing video games while providing commentary, reactions, and entertainment for viewers.
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E.
Come Play
Come Play is a 2020 American horror film about a nonverbal autistic boy who is terrorized by a malevolent creature that manifests through electronic devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Desk Set (play)
linked to: Desk Set (play)
linked to: Desk Set (play)