Skype
E7156
Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skype canonical | 29 |
| Skype Technologies | 2 |
| Skype Number | 1 |
| Skype Technologies S.A. | 1 |
| Skype communication services | 1 |
| Skype desktop applications | 1 |
| Skype for Business client | 1 |
| Skype web client | 1 |
| Skype website | 1 |
| VoIP | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T82138 — 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: Skype Context triple: [Microsoft, acquired, Skype]
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A.
Ovi
Ovi is the widely recognized nickname of Alex Ovechkin, the prolific Russian goal-scorer and NHL superstar.
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B.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a German software company best known for its remote access and remote control solutions that allow users to connect to and manage devices over the internet.
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C.
SIM
SIM is the commonly used abbreviation for the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, a major UK museum dedicated to the history and impact of science, technology, and industry.
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D.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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E.
WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
- 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: Skype Target entity description: Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
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A.
Ovi
Ovi is the widely recognized nickname of Alex Ovechkin, the prolific Russian goal-scorer and NHL superstar.
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B.
TeamViewer
TeamViewer is a German software company best known for its remote access and remote control solutions that allow users to connect to and manage devices over the internet.
-
C.
SIM
SIM is the commonly used abbreviation for the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, a major UK museum dedicated to the history and impact of science, technology, and industry.
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D.
OneDrive
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage and file synchronization service that lets users securely store, access, and share files across devices and online.
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E.
WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
VoIP software
ⓘ
instant messaging client ⓘ proprietary software ⓘ video conferencing software ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
Microsoft
ⓘ
eBay ⓘ |
| acquisitionCostByMicrosoft | 8500000000 USD ⓘ |
| acquisitionDateByMicrosoft | 2011 ⓘ |
| availableIn | multiple languages ⓘ |
| businessModel | freemium ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Luxembourg ⓘ |
| developer |
Microsoft
ⓘ
Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Skype Technologies
|
| founder |
Janus Friis
ⓘ
Niklas Zennström ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Luxembourg
ⓘ
surface form:
Luxembourg City
|
| inception | 2003 ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Microsoft 365 ⓘ |
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| offers |
Skype Credit
ⓘ
Skype self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Skype Number
paid subscriptions ⓘ |
| originalDeveloper |
Skype
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Skype Technologies S.A.
|
| ownedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Microsoft ⓘ |
| platform |
Android
ⓘ
Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ iOS ⓘ macOS ⓘ web ⓘ |
| previouslySupportedAuthentication | Skype account ⓘ |
| replacedInEnterpriseBy | Microsoft Teams ⓘ |
| requires | internet connection ⓘ |
| supports |
SMS sending
ⓘ
VoIP ⓘ calls to landlines ⓘ calls to mobile phones ⓘ file transfer ⓘ group video calls ⓘ instant messaging ⓘ screen sharing ⓘ video calls ⓘ voice calls ⓘ |
| supportsAuthentication | Microsoft account ⓘ |
| supportsEncryption | end-to-end encryption for private conversations ⓘ |
| usesProtocol | proprietary protocol ⓘ |
| website | https://www.skype.com/ ⓘ |
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: Skype Description of subject: Skype is a widely used internet-based communication service that enables voice calls, video chats, and instant messaging across computers and mobile devices.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Skype Technologies S.A.
subject surface form:
Secure Real-time Transport Protocol
this entity surface form:
VoIP
this entity surface form:
Skype for Business client
this entity surface form:
Skype desktop applications
this entity surface form:
Skype web client
subject surface form:
Windows Live
subject surface form:
Ashton Kutcher
this entity surface form:
Skype Technologies
this entity surface form:
Skype communication services
this entity surface form:
Skype website