RSS

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syndication format web feed format

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed format that allows users and applications to automatically receive updates from websites, blogs, and other online content sources.

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All labels observed (14)

Label	Occurrences
RSS canonical	6
RSS 2.0	4
RSS 2.0 specification	3
RSS 1.0 specification	2
Atom syndication format	1
RSS 0.90	1
RSS 0.91	1
RSS 0.92	1
RSS 1.0	1
RSS 2.0 Specification (RSS Advisory Board edition)	1
RSS 2.0 core specification	1
RSS Advisory Board	1
RSS best practices profile	1
Really Simple Syndication	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T161265 — 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: RSS
Context triple: [Web 2.0, enabledBy, RSS]

A. SS
The SS was a paramilitary organization of Nazi Germany that became one of the principal instruments of terror, repression, and mass murder, including the systematic genocide of Jews and other targeted groups during World War II.
B. RSN
RSN is the common abbreviation for Red Sox Nation, the passionate fan base of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
C. S
S is the distinctive middle initial of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, famously not standing for any specific name but honoring both of his grandfathers.
D. Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform known for its highly customizable blogs, fandom communities, and viral multimedia content.
E. SN
SN is the commonly used abbreviated form of the Ukrainian political party and former television series "Servant of the People."
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: RSS
Target entity description: RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a web feed format that allows users and applications to automatically receive updates from websites, blogs, and other online content sources.

A. SS
The SS was a paramilitary organization of Nazi Germany that became one of the principal instruments of terror, repression, and mass murder, including the systematic genocide of Jews and other targeted groups during World War II.
B. RSN
RSN is the common abbreviation for Red Sox Nation, the passionate fan base of Major League Baseball’s Boston Red Sox.
C. S
S is the distinctive middle initial of U.S. President Harry S. Truman, famously not standing for any specific name but honoring both of his grandfathers.
D. Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking platform known for its highly customizable blogs, fandom communities, and viral multimedia content.
E. SN
SN is the commonly used abbreviated form of the Ukrainian political party and former television series "Servant of the People."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	syndication format ⓘ web feed format ⓘ
abbreviation	RSS ⓘ
alternativeName	Rich Site Summary ⓘ
basedOn	XML ⓘ
competesWith	Atom ⓘ
createdBy	Dave Winer ⓘ Netscape Communications Corporation ⓘ surface form: Netscape Communications
dataFormat	XML ⓘ
enables	automatic content updates ⓘ machine-readable feeds ⓘ subscription to websites ⓘ
fullName	RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Really Simple Syndication
hasElement	channel ⓘ description ⓘ enclosure ⓘ guid ⓘ item ⓘ link ⓘ pubDate ⓘ title ⓘ
hasVersion	RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS 0.90 RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS 0.91 RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS 0.92 RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS 1.0 RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS 2.0
introduced	late 1990s ⓘ
latestStableVersion	RSS 2.0 ⓘ
maintainedBy	RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: RSS Advisory Board
mediaType	application/rss+xml ⓘ
relatedTo	blogging ⓘ podcasting ⓘ web syndication ⓘ
standardizedBy	RSS Advisory Board ⓘ
supports	enclosures ⓘ links ⓘ metadata ⓘ multimedia enclosures ⓘ podcast enclosures ⓘ text content ⓘ
typicalFileExtension	.rss ⓘ
usedFor	blog updates ⓘ content aggregation ⓘ delivering website updates ⓘ news aggregation ⓘ podcast distribution ⓘ syndicating web content ⓘ
usedWith	RSS reader ⓘ feed reader ⓘ news aggregator ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Web 2.0 → enabledBy → RSS ⓘ

XML → usedIn → RSS ⓘ

RSS → fullName → RSS self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Really Simple Syndication