Frotz
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Frotz is a widely used open-source interpreter that runs interactive fiction games written for the Infocom Z-machine virtual machine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Frotz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21423550 — 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: Frotz Context triple: [Z-machine, hasInterpreter, Frotz]
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A.
Z-machine
The Z-machine is a virtual machine designed to run Infocom's text adventure games across multiple computer platforms.
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B.
SCUMMVM
SCUMMVM is an open-source program that allows classic point-and-click adventure games to run on modern systems by re-implementing their original game engines.
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C.
Harlowe
Harlowe is a small rural community located within the township of Addington Highlands in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Zork
Zork is a pioneering text-based adventure video game series known for its rich interactive fiction, challenging puzzles, and influential role in early computer gaming.
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E.
SCUMM
SCUMM is a scripting engine and game development system created by LucasArts that powered many of its classic point-and-click adventure games.
- 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: Frotz Target entity description: Frotz is a widely used open-source interpreter that runs interactive fiction games written for the Infocom Z-machine virtual machine.
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A.
Z-machine
The Z-machine is a virtual machine designed to run Infocom's text adventure games across multiple computer platforms.
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B.
SCUMMVM
SCUMMVM is an open-source program that allows classic point-and-click adventure games to run on modern systems by re-implementing their original game engines.
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C.
Harlowe
Harlowe is a small rural community located within the township of Addington Highlands in eastern Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Zork
Zork is a pioneering text-based adventure video game series known for its rich interactive fiction, challenging puzzles, and influential role in early computer gaming.
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E.
SCUMM
SCUMM is a scripting engine and game development system created by LucasArts that powered many of its classic point-and-click adventure games.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.