Lotus 1-2-3

E29574

business software software application spreadsheet software

Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Lotus 1-2-3 canonical	20
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2	1
Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3	1
Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows	1
Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet application	1
Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheet software	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T230474 — 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: Lotus 1-2-3
Context triple: [Mitchell Kapor, coCreated, Lotus 1-2-3]

A. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
B. Tableau
Tableau is a widely used data visualization and business intelligence software platform that enables users to analyze, explore, and present data through interactive dashboards and reports.
C. IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
D. Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
E. Excel
Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software by Microsoft that enables data organization, analysis, visualization, and basic to advanced analytics through formulas, functions, and tools like PivotTables.
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: Lotus 1-2-3
Target entity description: Lotus 1-2-3 is a pioneering spreadsheet software program for personal computers that became a dominant business application in the 1980s.

A. Lotus Notes
Lotus Notes is a collaborative client-server software platform best known for its email, calendaring, and business application capabilities, widely used in enterprises for groupware and workflow solutions.
B. Tableau
Tableau is a widely used data visualization and business intelligence software platform that enables users to analyze, explore, and present data through interactive dashboards and reports.
C. IBM PC
The IBM PC is the original 1981 personal computer model from IBM that became a de facto industry standard and helped popularize home and business computing worldwide.
D. Micros Systems
Micros Systems was a leading provider of point-of-sale and hospitality management software and hardware solutions for restaurants, hotels, and retail businesses.
E. Excel
Excel is a widely used spreadsheet software by Microsoft that enables data organization, analysis, visualization, and basic to advanced analytics through formulas, functions, and tools like PivotTables.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	business software ⓘ software application ⓘ spreadsheet software ⓘ
acquisitionDateOfDeveloper	1995-06-05 ⓘ
coFounderOfDeveloper	Mitchell Kapor ⓘ surface form: Mitch Kapor
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
developer	Lotus Development Corporation ⓘ
developerAcquiredBy	IBM ⓘ
discontinuationDate	2013-01-31 ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
distributionModel	boxed retail software ⓘ
fileExtension	.wk1 ⓘ .wk3 ⓘ .wk4 ⓘ
genre	spreadsheet ⓘ
influenced	Lotus Symphony ⓘ Excel ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Excel Quattro Pro ⓘ
initialReleaseDate	1983-01-26 ⓘ
license	proprietary software license ⓘ
notableFeature	graphing capabilities ⓘ integrated charting ⓘ integrated database capabilities ⓘ macro language support ⓘ menu-driven user interface ⓘ slash command interface ⓘ what-if analysis ⓘ
notableFor	being a killer application for the IBM PC ⓘ dominating the spreadsheet market in the 1980s ⓘ
notableVersion	Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2 Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3 Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows
operatingSystem	MS-DOS ⓘ Classic Mac OS ⓘ surface form: Macintosh System Software Windows ⓘ surface form: Microsoft Windows OS/2 ⓘ MS-DOS ⓘ surface form: PC DOS
originalAuthor	Jonathan Sachs ⓘ
partOf	Lotus SmartSuite ⓘ
platform	IBM PC ⓘ IBM PC compatible ⓘ
predecessor	VisiCalc ⓘ
successor	Lotus SmartSuite ⓘ
supportsFeature	add-in modules ⓘ cell formulas ⓘ printing and page formatting ⓘ relative and absolute cell references ⓘ
targetAudience	accountants ⓘ business users ⓘ financial analysts ⓘ
userInterface	graphical user interface (later versions) ⓘ text-based interface ⓘ
writtenInLanguage	x86 assembly language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (25)

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

Mitchell Kapor → coCreated → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

Mitchell Kapor → notableWork → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

Mitchell → notableWork → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

subject surface form: Mitchell Kapor

Mitchell → coCreated → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

subject surface form: Mitchell Kapor

Lotus Development Corporation → notableWork → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

Lotus Development Corporation → product → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

Lotus 1-2-3 → notableVersion → Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 Release 2

Lotus 1-2-3 → notableVersion → Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 Release 3

Lotus 1-2-3 → notableVersion → Lotus 1-2-3 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Lotus 1-2-3 for Windows

Kapor → notableWork → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ

subject surface form: Mitchell Kapor

Kapor → productOrService → Lotus 1-2-3 ⓘ