USB Type-C
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USB Type-C is a compact, reversible USB connector standard designed to support high-speed data transfer, power delivery, and versatile connectivity across modern electronic devices.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USB Type-C canonical | 11 |
| USB-C | 4 |
| PlayStation 5 USB-C port | 1 |
| USB Type-C Alternate Mode specification | 1 |
| USB Type-C connectors | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T72743 — 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 Type-C Context triple: [USB, hasConnectorType, USB Type-C]
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A.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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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 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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D.
USB Mini-B
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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E.
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery is a fast-charging specification that enables higher power levels and flexible voltage profiles over USB connections to efficiently charge and power a wide range of 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: USB Type-C Target entity description: USB Type-C is a compact, reversible USB connector standard designed to support high-speed data transfer, power delivery, and versatile connectivity across modern electronic devices.
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A.
USB4
USB4 is a high-speed, next-generation USB standard that unifies data, video, and power delivery over a single USB-C connector, based on Thunderbolt 3 technology.
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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 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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D.
USB Mini-B
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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E.
USB Power Delivery
USB Power Delivery is a fast-charging specification that enables higher power levels and flexible voltage profiles over USB connections to efficiently charge and power a wide range of devices.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
USB connector standard
ⓘ
hardware interface ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
USB Type-C
ⓘ
surface form:
USB-C
|
| connectorGender | receptacle and plug ⓘ |
| connectorShape | 24-pin reversible connector ⓘ |
| definedBy | USB Implementers Forum ⓘ |
| designGoal | unified connector for data, power, and video ⓘ |
| firstSpecificationPublished | 2014 ⓘ |
| governingBody |
USB Implementers Forum
ⓘ
surface form:
USB-IF
|
| introduced | mid-2010s ⓘ |
| maxCurrent | up to 5 A (with e-marked cable) ⓘ |
| maxPowerDelivery | up to 240 W (USB PD 3.1 EPR) ⓘ |
| maxVoltage | up to 48 V (USB PD 3.1 EPR) ⓘ |
| mechanicalCompatibility |
not physically compatible with USB Micro-B
ⓘ
not physically compatible with USB Type-A ⓘ |
| pinCount | 24 ⓘ |
| regionUsage | worldwide ⓘ |
| reversible | true ⓘ |
| supportsAlternateMode |
DisplayPort Alt Mode
ⓘ
HDMI Alt Mode ⓘ MHL Alt Mode ⓘ Thunderbolt Alt Mode ⓘ |
| supportsBackwardCompatibility | protocol-level with older USB versions via adapters ⓘ |
| supportsDataRate |
up to 20 Gbit/s (USB 3.2 Gen 2x2)
ⓘ
up to 40 Gbit/s (USB4 / Thunderbolt 3 / Thunderbolt 4) ⓘ up to 480 Mbit/s (USB 2.0) ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
audio transmission
ⓘ
cable orientation independence ⓘ data transfer ⓘ fast charging ⓘ negotiated power profiles ⓘ plug direction independence ⓘ video output ⓘ |
| supportsPowerDelivery | USB Power Delivery ⓘ |
| supportsRole |
device
ⓘ
dual-role (DRP) ⓘ host ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
Thunderbolt
ⓘ
surface form:
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt ⓘ
surface form:
Thunderbolt 4
USB ⓘ
surface form:
USB 2.0
USB 3.2 ⓘ USB4 ⓘ |
| usedInDeviceType |
docking stations
ⓘ
external storage devices ⓘ game consoles ⓘ laptops ⓘ monitors ⓘ smartphones ⓘ tablets ⓘ |
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 Type-C Description of subject: USB Type-C is a compact, reversible USB connector standard designed to support high-speed data transfer, power delivery, and versatile connectivity across modern electronic devices.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USB-C
this entity surface form:
USB Type-C Alternate Mode specification
this entity surface form:
USB-C
this entity surface form:
PlayStation 5 USB-C port
this entity surface form:
USB Type-C connectors
this entity surface form:
USB-C