DL/I
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DL/I (Data Language/I) is IBM's hierarchical database and data manipulation language used to access and manage data in IMS.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DL/I canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8707084 — 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: DL/I Context triple: [IMS, supportsInterface, DL/I]
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A.
DL
DL is the official vehicle registration code used on license plates for motor vehicles registered in Delhi, India.
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B.
DL
DL is the wartime squadron code used to identify No. 54 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on its aircraft.
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C.
DL
DL is the two-letter IATA airline designator used to identify Delta Air Lines on tickets, schedules, and flight information.
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D.
DIL
DIL is a German research institute specializing in food technology and innovation.
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E.
DIL
DIL is the IATA airport code for Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, the main international gateway to Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste.
- 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: DL/I Target entity description: DL/I (Data Language/I) is IBM's hierarchical database and data manipulation language used to access and manage data in IMS.
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A.
DL
DL is the official vehicle registration code used on license plates for motor vehicles registered in Delhi, India.
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B.
DL
DL is the two-letter IATA airline designator used to identify Delta Air Lines on tickets, schedules, and flight information.
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C.
DL
DL is the wartime squadron code used to identify No. 54 Squadron of the Royal Air Force on its aircraft.
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D.
DIL
DIL is a German research institute specializing in food technology and innovation.
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E.
DIL
DIL is the IATA airport code for Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport, the main international gateway to Dili, the capital of Timor-Leste.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
data manipulation language
ⓘ
database language ⓘ hierarchical database access method ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Data Language/I ⓘ |
| associatedWithProduct |
IMS DB
ⓘ
IMS TM ⓘ
linked to:
IMS
|
| category |
IBM database technology
ⓘ
legacy data access language ⓘ |
| dataAccessType |
navigational access
ⓘ
record-oriented access ⓘ |
| developedBy | IBM ⓘ |
| documentationPublisher | IBM ⓘ |
| executionMode |
batch processing
ⓘ
online transaction processing ⓘ |
| fullName | Data Language/I ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling | DL1 ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
PCB
ⓘ
PSB ⓘ SSA ⓘ hierarchical path ⓘ segment ⓘ |
| introducedBy | IBM IMS ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
Assembler
ⓘ
C ⓘ COBOL ⓘ PL/I ⓘ |
| partOf | IMS database subsystem ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
accessing IMS databases
ⓘ
managing IMS databases ⓘ |
| supportsDataModel | hierarchical database model ⓘ |
| supportsIntegrity | hierarchical parent-child relationships ⓘ |
| supportsOperation |
DLET
ⓘ
GET ⓘ ISRT ⓘ REPL ⓘ |
| typicalEnvironment |
IBM z/OS
ⓘ
linked to:
z/OS
mainframe systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
data deletion
ⓘ
data insertion ⓘ data retrieval ⓘ data update ⓘ |
| usedInIndustry |
banking
ⓘ
government IT systems ⓘ insurance ⓘ |
| usedWith | IBM Information Management System ⓘ |
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: DL/I Description of subject: DL/I (Data Language/I) is IBM's hierarchical database and data manipulation language used to access and manage data in IMS.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.