S-record
E299177
S-record is a Motorola-defined ASCII-based file format used to represent binary data for programming and transferring data to microcontrollers and other embedded systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Motorola S-record | 2 |
| S-record canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792354 — 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: S-record Context triple: [GNU Binutils, supportsFormat, S-record]
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A.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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B.
Boot Record Volume Descriptor
Boot Record Volume Descriptor is a special ISO 9660 volume descriptor type that provides boot-related information enabling systems to start (boot) from an optical disc.
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C.
SRES
SRES is the School of Resources and Environmental Science at Wuhan University, a faculty focused on education and research in natural resources, geography, and environmental science.
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D.
RLE
RLE is a prominent MIT research laboratory focused on advancing electronics, computer science, and related interdisciplinary fields.
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E.
File Allocation Table
The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a simple, widely used file system architecture that tracks the allocation and organization of files on disk storage, commonly employed in older and removable storage 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: S-record Target entity description: S-record is a Motorola-defined ASCII-based file format used to represent binary data for programming and transferring data to microcontrollers and other embedded systems.
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A.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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B.
Boot Record Volume Descriptor
Boot Record Volume Descriptor is a special ISO 9660 volume descriptor type that provides boot-related information enabling systems to start (boot) from an optical disc.
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C.
SRES
SRES is the School of Resources and Environmental Science at Wuhan University, a faculty focused on education and research in natural resources, geography, and environmental science.
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D.
RLE
RLE is a prominent MIT research laboratory focused on advancing electronics, computer science, and related interdisciplinary fields.
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E.
File Allocation Table
The File Allocation Table (FAT) is a simple, widely used file system architecture that tracks the allocation and organization of files on disk storage, commonly employed in older and removable storage devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
file format
ⓘ
hexadecimal object file format ⓘ |
| addressFieldLength | depends on record type ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
S-record
ⓘ
surface form:
Motorola S-record
S19 file format ⓘ SREC ⓘ |
| characterEncoding | ASCII ⓘ |
| checksumType | ones-complement of sum of bytes ⓘ |
| component |
address field
ⓘ
byte count field ⓘ checksum field ⓘ data field ⓘ record type field ⓘ |
| dataOrdering | big-endian within multi-byte values ⓘ |
| dataRepresentation | hexadecimal text ⓘ |
| developer | Motorola ⓘ |
| fileExtension |
.mot
ⓘ
.s19 ⓘ .s28 ⓘ .s37 ⓘ .srec ⓘ |
| lineOriented | true ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
firmware distribution
ⓘ
programming microcontrollers ⓘ representation of binary data ⓘ transferring data to embedded systems ⓘ |
| recordStructure | one record per line ⓘ |
| recordType |
S0
ⓘ
S1 ⓘ S2 ⓘ S3 ⓘ S5 ⓘ S7 ⓘ S8 ⓘ S9 ⓘ |
| recordTypePrefix | S ⓘ |
| S0Meaning | header record ⓘ |
| S1Meaning | data record with 16-bit address ⓘ |
| S2Meaning | data record with 24-bit address ⓘ |
| S3Meaning | data record with 32-bit address ⓘ |
| S5Meaning | record count ⓘ |
| S7Meaning | termination record with 32-bit start address ⓘ |
| S8Meaning | termination record with 24-bit start address ⓘ |
| S9Meaning | termination record with 16-bit start address ⓘ |
| similarTo | Intel HEX ⓘ |
| supports16BitAddresses | true ⓘ |
| supports24BitAddresses | true ⓘ |
| supports32BitAddresses | true ⓘ |
| transportMedium |
file storage
ⓘ
network transfer ⓘ serial links ⓘ |
| usedIn |
bootloaders
ⓘ
embedded systems development ⓘ microcontroller programming tools ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: S-record Description of subject: S-record is a Motorola-defined ASCII-based file format used to represent binary data for programming and transferring data to microcontrollers and other embedded systems.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Motorola S-record
this entity surface form:
Motorola S-record