Windows 32-bit

E61998

Microsoft Windows family operating system architecture variant

Windows 32-bit is a family of Microsoft operating systems that run on 32-bit processors and support 32-bit applications and memory addressing.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Windows 32-bit canonical	2
Windows x86	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498337 — 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: Windows 32-bit
Context triple: [Delphi, supportsPlatform, Windows 32-bit]

A. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
B. Windows XP
Windows XP is a widely used Microsoft operating system released in 2001, known for its improved stability, user-friendly interface, and long-term popularity on personal and business computers.
C. Windows 7
Windows 7 is a Microsoft operating system known for its improved performance, refined user interface, and widespread adoption following Windows Vista.
D. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
E. Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a Microsoft operating system in the Windows NT family, designed for both business desktops and servers with improved stability, security, and hardware support over its predecessors.
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: Windows 32-bit
Target entity description: Windows 32-bit is a family of Microsoft operating systems that run on 32-bit processors and support 32-bit applications and memory addressing.

A. Windows NT
Windows NT is a family of Microsoft operating systems designed with a robust, secure, and modular architecture for professional and enterprise use.
B. Windows XP
Windows XP is a widely used Microsoft operating system released in 2001, known for its improved stability, user-friendly interface, and long-term popularity on personal and business computers.
C. Windows 7
Windows 7 is a Microsoft operating system known for its improved performance, refined user interface, and widespread adoption following Windows Vista.
D. Windows ME
Windows ME (Millennium Edition) is a consumer-focused version of Microsoft’s Windows operating system released in 2000, known for introducing features like System Restore and Windows Movie Maker but also for its instability and frequent crashes.
E. Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a Microsoft operating system in the Windows NT family, designed for both business desktops and servers with improved stability, security, and hardware support over its predecessors.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Microsoft Windows family ⓘ operating system architecture variant ⓘ
canRunOn	some 64-bit capable CPUs in 32-bit mode ⓘ
developedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
doesNotNativelySupport	64-bit applications ⓘ
doesNotSupport	native 64-bit kernel mode drivers ⓘ
fileSystemSupport	FAT16 ⓘ FAT32 ⓘ NTFS ⓘ
hasEdition	Windows 10 ⓘ surface form: Windows 10 32-bit Windows 2000 ⓘ surface form: Windows 2000 32-bit Windows 7 ⓘ surface form: Windows 7 32-bit Windows 8 ⓘ surface form: Windows 8 32-bit Windows 8.1 ⓘ surface form: Windows 8.1 32-bit Windows 95 ⓘ surface form: Windows 95 (32-bit hybrid) Windows 98 ⓘ surface form: Windows 98 (32-bit hybrid) Windows Embedded family ⓘ surface form: Windows Embedded 32-bit variants Windows ME ⓘ surface form: Windows Me (32-bit hybrid) Windows NT ⓘ surface form: Windows NT 4.0 32-bit Windows Server 2003 ⓘ surface form: Windows Server 2003 32-bit Windows Server 2008 ⓘ surface form: Windows Server 2008 32-bit Windows Server Core (some versions) ⓘ surface form: Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core with WoW64 disabled (limited 32-bit support) Windows Vista ⓘ surface form: Windows Vista 32-bit Windows XP ⓘ surface form: Windows XP 32-bit
hasRegistryView	single unified registry view for 32-bit apps ⓘ
hasSubsystem	Win32 subsystem ⓘ
hasWordSize	32-bit ⓘ
introducedSupportFor	32-bit protected mode (in consumer line starting with Windows 95) ⓘ preemptive multitasking (in NT line) ⓘ
isBackwardCompatibleWith	many 16-bit Windows applications (on some editions) ⓘ
isLessCommonThan	Windows 64-bit on modern hardware ⓘ
isLimitedBy	4 GB virtual address space per process ⓘ physical RAM limits on client SKUs ⓘ
isPartOf	Microsoft Windows operating system line ⓘ
maximumAddressableVirtualMemoryPerProcess	4 GB ⓘ
primaryApplicationBinaryInterface	Microsoft C++ ABI ⓘ surface form: Win32 ABI
runsOn	32-bit processors ⓘ
supports	32-bit DLLs ⓘ 32-bit applications ⓘ 32-bit device drivers ⓘ 32-bit kernel mode ⓘ 32-bit memory addressing ⓘ 32-bit user mode ⓘ Win32 API ⓘ
supportsInstructionSet	IA-32 ⓘ
typicalUsableRAMLimitOnClientEditions	around 3.2 GB ⓘ
typicalUseCase	legacy hardware and legacy 32-bit software compatibility ⓘ
usesExecutableFormat	PE (Portable Executable) 32-bit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Delphi (programming language) → supportsPlatform → Windows 32-bit ⓘ

subject surface form: Delphi

C++Builder → supportsPlatform → Windows 32-bit ⓘ

Microsoft C++ ABI → usedOnPlatform → Windows 32-bit ⓘ

this entity surface form: Windows x86

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Referenced by (3)

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