System.IO.BinaryReader
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System.IO.BinaryReader is a .NET class that reads primitive data types as binary values from a stream in a specific encoding.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System.IO.BinaryReader canonical | 4 |
| BinaryReader(System.IO.Stream) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897381 — 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: System.IO.BinaryReader Context triple: [System.IO, containsType, System.IO.BinaryReader]
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A.
System.IO
System.IO is a .NET namespace that provides types for reading and writing data to streams, files, and directories.
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B.
Microsoft Office binary formats
Microsoft Office binary formats are the legacy proprietary file types (such as .doc, .xls, and .ppt) used by earlier versions of Microsoft Office applications for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
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C.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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D.
Binarowa
Binarowa is a village in southern Poland known for its historic wooden architecture and cultural heritage, including the UNESCO-listed St. Michael the Archangel Church.
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E.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
- 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: System.IO.BinaryReader Target entity description: System.IO.BinaryReader is a .NET class that reads primitive data types as binary values from a stream in a specific encoding.
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A.
System.IO
System.IO is a .NET namespace that provides types for reading and writing data to streams, files, and directories.
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B.
Microsoft Office binary formats
Microsoft Office binary formats are the legacy proprietary file types (such as .doc, .xls, and .ppt) used by earlier versions of Microsoft Office applications for documents, spreadsheets, and presentations.
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C.
Universal 2 binary format
Universal 2 binary format is Apple’s macOS application packaging format that combines both Intel and Apple silicon (ARM) executables into a single app bundle for seamless cross-architecture support.
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D.
Binarowa
Binarowa is a village in southern Poland known for its historic wooden architecture and cultural heritage, including the UNESCO-listed St. Michael the Archangel Church.
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E.
Microsoft Intermediate Language
Microsoft Intermediate Language is the low-level, platform-independent bytecode used by the .NET Framework’s Common Language Runtime as the compilation target for .NET languages before just-in-time compilation to native machine code.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET class
ⓘ
class ⓘ reference type ⓘ |
| assembly |
System.Runtime
ⓘ
linked to:
System.Runtime.dll
mscorlib ⓘ
linked to:
mscorlib.dll
|
| category | I/O ⓘ |
| defaultEncoding | UTF-8 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
reading binary file formats
ⓘ
reading binary network protocols ⓘ |
| hasConstructor |
BinaryReader(System.IO.Stream)
ⓘ
linked to:
System.IO.BinaryReader
BinaryReader(System.IO.Stream,System.Text.Encoding) ⓘ BinaryReader(System.IO.Stream,System.Text.Encoding,bool) ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
Close()
ⓘ
Dispose() ⓘ Dispose(bool) ⓘ PeekChar() ⓘ Read() ⓘ Read(byte[],int,int) ⓘ Read(char[],int,int) ⓘ Read7BitEncodedInt() ⓘ ReadBoolean() ⓘ ReadByte() ⓘ ReadBytes(int) ⓘ ReadChar() ⓘ ReadChars(int) ⓘ ReadDecimal() ⓘ ReadDouble() ⓘ ReadInt16() ⓘ ReadInt32() ⓘ ReadInt64() ⓘ ReadSByte() ⓘ ReadSingle() ⓘ ReadString() ⓘ ReadUInt16() ⓘ ReadUInt32() ⓘ ReadUInt64() ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
BaseStream
ⓘ
CurrentEncoding ⓘ |
| implements | System.IDisposable ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | System.Object ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
.NET Framework 1.1
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET Framework
|
| isAbstract | false ⓘ |
| isPublic | true ⓘ |
| isSealed | false ⓘ |
| namespace | System.IO ⓘ |
| platform |
.NET 5+
ⓘ
.NET Core ⓘ .NET Framework ⓘ |
| propertyType |
BaseStream:System.IO.Stream
ⓘ
CurrentEncoding:System.Text.Encoding ⓘ |
| purpose | read primitive data types from a stream as binary values ⓘ |
| readsFrom | System.IO.Stream ⓘ |
| relatedClass |
System.IO.BinaryWriter
ⓘ
System.IO.StreamReader ⓘ |
| supportsEncoding | System.Text.Encoding ⓘ |
| threadSafety | instance members are not guaranteed to be thread-safe ⓘ |
| usagePattern | used with using statement to ensure disposal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: System.IO.BinaryReader Description of subject: System.IO.BinaryReader is a .NET class that reads primitive data types as binary values from a stream in a specific encoding.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: System.IO.BinaryReader