Warp
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Warp is the codename for IBM’s major OS/2 operating system releases from the mid-1990s, known for their advanced multitasking and stability features.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Warp canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7421264 — 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: Warp Context triple: [OS/2, codename, Warp]
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A.
Warp
Warp is a pioneering British independent record label renowned for its influential roster of experimental electronic and alternative artists.
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B.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
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C.
Warpaint
Warpaint is an American indie rock band known for its atmospheric, guitar-driven sound and intricate vocal harmonies.
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D.
Nova Wav
Nova Wav is a Grammy-winning American songwriting and production duo known for crafting R&B and pop hits for major artists like Beyoncé.
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E.
Weave
Weave is Google's Internet of Things (IoT) communication platform designed to let smart devices easily discover, connect, and work together across different ecosystems.
- 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: Warp Target entity description: Warp is the codename for IBM’s major OS/2 operating system releases from the mid-1990s, known for their advanced multitasking and stability features.
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A.
Warp
Warp is a pioneering British independent record label renowned for its influential roster of experimental electronic and alternative artists.
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B.
Time Warp
"Time Warp" is a cult-classic rock musical number from *The Rocky Horror Picture Show*, famous for its quirky dance moves and frequent use in pop culture.
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C.
Warpaint
Warpaint is an American indie rock band known for its atmospheric, guitar-driven sound and intricate vocal harmonies.
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D.
Nova Wav
Nova Wav is a Grammy-winning American songwriting and production duo known for crafting R&B and pop hits for major artists like Beyoncé.
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E.
Weave
Weave is Google's Internet of Things (IoT) communication platform designed to let smart devices easily discover, connect, and work together across different ecosystems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
OS/2 version family
ⓘ
operating system release codename ⓘ software codename ⓘ |
| designedFor |
business users
ⓘ
power users ⓘ |
| designGoal |
backward compatibility with DOS
ⓘ
backward compatibility with Windows 3.x ⓘ efficient multitasking ⓘ high stability ⓘ |
| developer | IBM ⓘ |
| feature |
HPFS file system support
ⓘ
Java support (in later Warp versions) ⓘ TCP/IP networking stack ⓘ Workplace Shell object-oriented desktop ⓘ long filename support ⓘ multimedia subsystem (MMPM/2) ⓘ multitasking command line sessions ⓘ |
| includedComponent | IBM WebExplorer (in some Warp editions) ⓘ |
| includedEdition |
OS/2 Warp Connect
ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
OS/2 Warp Server ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
OS/2 Warp Server for e-business ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
|
| introduced | 1994 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
32-bit architecture support
ⓘ
advanced multitasking ⓘ preemptive multitasking ⓘ robust memory protection ⓘ stability ⓘ workstation operating system capabilities ⓘ |
| majorVersion |
3
ⓘ
4 ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
alternative to Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
high-performance 32-bit operating system ⓘ |
| marketingName |
OS/2 Warp
ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
|
| notableFor |
relative resistance to crashes compared to contemporaries
ⓘ
strong system resource management ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | OS/2 ⓘ |
| predecessor |
OS/2 2.1
ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
|
| releasePeriod | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| successor |
ArcaOS
ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
eComStation ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
|
| supports |
DOS virtual machines
ⓘ
Win-OS/2 (Windows 3.x compatibility) ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
multithreaded applications ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
Intel x86
ⓘ
linked to:
x86
|
| usedAsCodenameFor |
OS/2 Warp 3
ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
OS/2 Warp 4 ⓘ
linked to:
OS/2
|
| userInterface |
command-line interface
ⓘ
graphical user interface ⓘ |
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: Warp Description of subject: Warp is the codename for IBM’s major OS/2 operating system releases from the mid-1990s, known for their advanced multitasking and stability features.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.