USB Mini-B
E8193
USB Mini-B is a smaller, five-pin USB connector type commonly used on older portable devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and external hard drives for data transfer and charging.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USB Mini-B canonical | 3 |
| Mini-USB Type-B | 1 |
| USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle) | 1 |
| USB Mini-B connectors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72740 — 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: USB Mini-B Context triple: [USB, hasConnectorType, USB Mini-B]
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A.
USB Type-B
USB Type-B is a square-shaped USB connector type commonly used on printers and other peripheral devices to connect them to a host computer.
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B.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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C.
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
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D.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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E.
RJ45
RJ45 is a standardized 8-pin modular connector commonly used for terminating Ethernet network cables in computer and telecommunications networking.
- 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: USB Mini-B Target entity description: USB Mini-B is a smaller, five-pin USB connector type commonly used on older portable devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and external hard drives for data transfer and charging.
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A.
USB Type-B
USB Type-B is a square-shaped USB connector type commonly used on printers and other peripheral devices to connect them to a host computer.
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B.
USB
USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a widely adopted industry standard for cables, connectors, and communication protocols used to connect, power, and transfer data between computers and electronic devices.
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C.
USB Implementers Forum
The USB Implementers Forum is a non-profit industry consortium that develops, maintains, and promotes USB specifications and compliance programs for hardware and software manufacturers.
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D.
IEEE 1394
IEEE 1394 is a high-speed serial bus interface standard, commonly known as FireWire, used for real-time data transfer between digital devices such as computers, cameras, and audio/video equipment.
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E.
RJ45
RJ45 is a standardized 8-pin modular connector commonly used for terminating Ethernet network cables in computer and telecommunications networking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USB connector type
ⓘ
USB device-side connector ⓘ electrical connector ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Mini-B USB connector ⓘ |
| commonCableType | USB A to USB Mini-B cable ⓘ |
| compatibilityNote |
mechanically incompatible with USB Micro-B connectors
ⓘ
mechanically incompatible with USB Type-C connectors ⓘ |
| connectorFamily | USB Mini ⓘ |
| connectorSeries | Mini-B 5-pin ⓘ |
| connectorShape | small trapezoidal form factor ⓘ |
| contactType | surface-mount contacts in receptacle ⓘ |
| definedInStandard |
USB
ⓘ
surface form:
Universal Serial Bus Specification Revision 2.0
|
| gender |
plug
ⓘ
receptacle ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
USB Mini-B
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle)
|
| introducedEra | early 2000s ⓘ |
| maximumDataRate | 480 Mbit/s ⓘ |
| mechanicalDurability | lower mating cycle rating than USB Micro-B ⓘ |
| mountingStyle | panel-mount receptacle on devices ⓘ |
| orientation | non-reversible connector ⓘ |
| partOf | USB 2.0 ecosystem ⓘ |
| pinCount | 5 ⓘ |
| powerDelivery | 5 V DC ⓘ |
| roleInSystem | device-side connection to USB host ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | keyed shape to prevent incorrect insertion ⓘ |
| status | legacy connector ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
USB Micro-B
ⓘ
USB Type-C ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
USB full-speed
ⓘ
USB high-speed ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
USB
ⓘ
surface form:
USB 1.1
USB 2.0 ⓘ |
| typicalCurrentLimit | up to 500 mA in USB 2.0 host ports ⓘ |
| typicalUse |
battery charging
ⓘ
connection of portable devices to computers ⓘ data transfer ⓘ |
| usedOnDeviceType |
MP3 player
ⓘ
digital camera ⓘ external hard drive ⓘ older mobile phones ⓘ portable GPS device ⓘ portable game console ⓘ |
| usedWithProtocol |
Mass Storage Class
ⓘ
Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) ⓘ
surface form:
Media Transfer Protocol (MTP)
Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) ⓘ |
| usedWithStandard | USB On-The-Go (via Mini-AB receptacle on devices) ⓘ |
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: USB Mini-B Description of subject: USB Mini-B is a smaller, five-pin USB connector type commonly used on older portable devices such as digital cameras, MP3 players, and external hard drives for data transfer and charging.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mini-USB Type-B
this entity surface form:
USB Mini-AB (on-the-go capable receptacle)
this entity surface form:
USB Mini-B connectors