pcapng
E1372005
UNEXPLORED
pcapng is a modern, extensible packet capture file format designed to overcome the limitations of the original libpcap pcap format by supporting richer metadata and more complex capture scenarios.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| pcapng canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19352243 — 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: pcapng Context triple: [libpcap, hasSuccessorFormat, pcapng]
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A.
libpcap
libpcap is a widely used packet capture library and file format for recording and analyzing network traffic across various tools and platforms.
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B.
WinPcap
WinPcap is a Windows packet capture and network monitoring library that provides low-level network access for tools like Wireshark.
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C.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a widely used open-source network protocol analyzer that captures and interactively inspects traffic on computer networks for troubleshooting, analysis, and security auditing.
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D.
Npcap
Npcap is a high-performance packet capture and network monitoring library for Windows, commonly used by tools like Wireshark for low-level network traffic analysis.
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E.
extended Berkeley Packet Filter
extended Berkeley Packet Filter is a powerful in-kernel virtual machine and programmable framework in the Linux kernel that allows safe, efficient execution of custom bytecode for tasks like networking, observability, and security.
- 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: pcapng Target entity description: pcapng is a modern, extensible packet capture file format designed to overcome the limitations of the original libpcap pcap format by supporting richer metadata and more complex capture scenarios.
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A.
libpcap
libpcap is a widely used packet capture library and file format for recording and analyzing network traffic across various tools and platforms.
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B.
WinPcap
WinPcap is a Windows packet capture and network monitoring library that provides low-level network access for tools like Wireshark.
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C.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a widely used open-source network protocol analyzer that captures and interactively inspects traffic on computer networks for troubleshooting, analysis, and security auditing.
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D.
Npcap
Npcap is a high-performance packet capture and network monitoring library for Windows, commonly used by tools like Wireshark for low-level network traffic analysis.
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E.
extended Berkeley Packet Filter
extended Berkeley Packet Filter is a powerful in-kernel virtual machine and programmable framework in the Linux kernel that allows safe, efficient execution of custom bytecode for tasks like networking, observability, and security.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.