GLX

E284583

OpenGL extension X Window System protocol extension graphics API extension

GLX is the OpenGL Extension to the X Window System that enables rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
GLX canonical	2
GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System)	1
GLX 1.0	1
GLX 1.3	1
GLX 1.4	1
GLX extensions	1
OpenGL Extension to the X Window System	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2629076 — 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: GLX
Context triple: [X11, supportsExtension, GLX]

A. X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
B. OpenGL
OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
C. WGL
WGL is the common abbreviation for the Leibniz Association, a major German network of non-university research institutes spanning a wide range of scientific disciplines.
D. GEM (Graphics Environment Manager)
GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) is a graphical user interface and desktop environment developed by Digital Research in the 1980s, best known for providing the windowed GUI on Atari ST computers.
E. GLC
GLC is a Chicago-based rapper and longtime Kanye West collaborator known for his appearances on early Kanye albums and his affiliation with the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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: GLX
Target entity description: GLX is the OpenGL Extension to the X Window System that enables rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications.

A. X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
B. OpenGL
OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
C. WGL
WGL is the common abbreviation for the Leibniz Association, a major German network of non-university research institutes spanning a wide range of scientific disciplines.
D. GEM (Graphics Environment Manager)
GEM (Graphics Environment Manager) is a graphical user interface and desktop environment developed by Digital Research in the 1980s, best known for providing the windowed GUI on Atari ST computers.
E. GLC
GLC is a Chicago-based rapper and longtime Kanye West collaborator known for his appearances on early Kanye albums and his affiliation with the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	OpenGL extension ⓘ X Window System protocol extension ⓘ graphics API extension ⓘ
category	computer graphics ⓘ windowing system extension ⓘ
definedBy	Khronos Group ⓘ
definedIn	OpenGL ⓘ surface form: OpenGL specification extensions
enables	hardware-accelerated 3D rendering in X Window System ⓘ rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications ⓘ
extensionPrefix	GLX_ ⓘ
fullName	GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: OpenGL Extension to the X Window System
hasExtensionMechanism	GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GLX extensions
hasSpecification	GLX specification ⓘ
hasVersion	GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GLX 1.0 GLX 1.1 ⓘ GLX 1.2 ⓘ GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GLX 1.3 GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: GLX 1.4
introducedSupportFor	direct rendering ⓘ indirect rendering ⓘ
latestCoreVersion	1.4 ⓘ
operatesOn	X11 ⓘ surface form: X Window System X11 ⓘ
originallyDefinedBy	SGI ⓘ surface form: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
provides	a mechanism to bind OpenGL contexts to X drawables ⓘ a mechanism to create OpenGL rendering contexts ⓘ an interface between OpenGL and the X Window System ⓘ support for double-buffered OpenGL rendering in X ⓘ
relatedTo	EGL ⓘ OpenGL ⓘ WGL ⓘ Xlib ⓘ
standardizedBy	Khronos Group ⓘ
supports	rendering to GLX pbuffers ⓘ rendering to X pixmaps ⓘ rendering to X windows ⓘ
supportsFeature	multisampling via extensions ⓘ stereo rendering via extensions ⓘ swap interval control via extensions ⓘ visual and framebuffer configuration selection ⓘ
usedOn	BSD operating systems ⓘ Linux ⓘ Solaris operating system ⓘ surface form: Solaris Unix-like operating systems ⓘ
uses	OpenGL ⓘ
usesTransport	X11 ⓘ surface form: X11 protocol

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

X11 → supportsExtension → GLX ⓘ

X.Org Server → supports → GLX ⓘ

this entity surface form: GLX (OpenGL Extension to the X Window System)

GLX → fullName → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: OpenGL Extension to the X Window System

GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GLX 1.0

GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GLX 1.3

GLX → hasVersion → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GLX 1.4

GLX → hasExtensionMechanism → GLX self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: GLX extensions

Mesa 3D → supportsAPI → GLX ⓘ

All labels observed (7)

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Statements (46)

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Referenced by (8)

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