I am a three-dimensional geometric polyhedron. I have no curved surfaces, exactly six vertices, and nine straight edges. What shape am I?
Triangular prism
A triangular prism consists of 2 triangular bases and 3 rectangular sides, totaling 5 faces, 6 vertices, and 9 edges.
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