NSURLConnection
E1277151
UNEXPLORED
NSURLConnection is an older Objective-C API in Apple’s Foundation framework that was used for asynchronous URL loading and networking before being superseded by NSURLSession.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NSURLConnection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17568848 — 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: NSURLConnection Context triple: [URLSession, replaces, NSURLConnection]
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A.
URLSession
URLSession is Apple’s networking API for performing HTTP and other URL-based data transfers in iOS, macOS, and related platforms.
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B.
URL (Swift)
URL (Swift) is a Foundation framework type that represents and manipulates Uniform Resource Locators in a type-safe, structured way within Swift applications.
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C.
NSString
NSString is an Objective-C class representing immutable Unicode strings, widely used as the primary string type in Apple’s Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks.
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D.
NSData
NSData is a fundamental Objective-C class in Apple’s Foundation framework that represents immutable raw binary data.
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E.
NSOperation
NSOperation is an Objective-C class in Apple’s Foundation framework that encapsulates a single unit of work, supporting features like dependency management, cancellation, and concurrent execution.
- 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: NSURLConnection Target entity description: NSURLConnection is an older Objective-C API in Apple’s Foundation framework that was used for asynchronous URL loading and networking before being superseded by NSURLSession.
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A.
URLSession
URLSession is Apple’s networking API for performing HTTP and other URL-based data transfers in iOS, macOS, and related platforms.
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B.
URL (Swift)
URL (Swift) is a Foundation framework type that represents and manipulates Uniform Resource Locators in a type-safe, structured way within Swift applications.
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C.
NSString
NSString is an Objective-C class representing immutable Unicode strings, widely used as the primary string type in Apple’s Cocoa and Cocoa Touch frameworks.
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D.
NSData
NSData is a fundamental Objective-C class in Apple’s Foundation framework that represents immutable raw binary data.
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E.
NSOperation
NSOperation is an Objective-C class in Apple’s Foundation framework that encapsulates a single unit of work, supporting features like dependency management, cancellation, and concurrent execution.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.