System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute
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System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute is a .NET attribute used to specify a human-readable description for an assembly, typically displayed in assembly metadata and file properties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897571 — 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.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute Context triple: [System.Reflection, containsType, System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute]
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A.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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B.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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C.
ECMA-335
ECMA-335 is the international standard that defines the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), including the core runtime, type system, and metadata used by .NET languages.
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D.
ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
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E.
ECMA-376
ECMA-376 is the ECMA International standard that defines the Office Open XML file formats used by Microsoft Office and other productivity applications.
- 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.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute Target entity description: System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute is a .NET attribute used to specify a human-readable description for an assembly, typically displayed in assembly metadata and file properties.
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A.
System.Reflection
System.Reflection is a .NET namespace that provides types and APIs for inspecting and interacting with metadata about assemblies, modules, and types at runtime.
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B.
C# attributes
C# attributes are metadata annotations in the C# programming language that allow developers to attach declarative information to code elements such as classes, methods, and properties, influencing compilation and runtime behavior.
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C.
ECMA-335
ECMA-335 is the international standard that defines the Common Language Infrastructure (CLI), including the core runtime, type system, and metadata used by .NET languages.
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D.
ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
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E.
ECMA-376
ECMA-376 is the ECMA International standard that defines the Office Open XML file formats used by Microsoft Office and other productivity applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET attribute
ⓘ
class ⓘ sealed class ⓘ |
| appliesTo | assembly level ⓘ |
| assembly |
System.Runtime
ⓘ
mscorlib ⓘ
linked to:
mscorlib.dll
|
| attributeUsageAllowMultiple | false ⓘ |
| attributeUsageInherited | false ⓘ |
| attributeUsageTarget | Assembly ⓘ |
| baseClass | System.Attribute ⓘ |
| canBeReadVia | System.Reflection.Assembly.GetCustomAttributes ⓘ |
| category |
assembly metadata attribute
ⓘ
reflection attribute ⓘ |
| definedIn |
.NET 5+
ⓘ
.NET Core ⓘ .NET Framework ⓘ |
| displayedIn |
Windows file properties details tab
ⓘ
assembly metadata ⓘ |
| hasConstructor | AssemblyDescriptionAttribute(string description) ⓘ |
| hasProperty | Description ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
.NET 1.0
ⓘ
linked to:
.NET
|
| isCLSCompliant | true ⓘ |
| isOptional | true ⓘ |
| isSerializable | true ⓘ |
| languageSupport |
C#
ⓘ
linked to:
C# programming language
F# ⓘ VB.NET ⓘ
linked to:
Visual Basic .NET
|
| metadataRole | descriptive ⓘ |
| namespace | System.Reflection ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| propertyType | Description:string ⓘ |
| purpose | Provide a human-readable description for an assembly ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute
ⓘ
System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute ⓘ System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute ⓘ |
| targetFrameworkIndependence | true ⓘ |
| threadSafety | attribute instances are generally immutable ⓘ |
| typicalLocation |
AssemblyInfo file
ⓘ
project attributes in .NET SDK-style projects ⓘ |
| usageExample | [assembly: AssemblyDescription("My sample application")] ⓘ |
| usedBy | developers documenting assemblies ⓘ |
| visibility | public ⓘ |
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.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute Description of subject: System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute is a .NET attribute used to specify a human-readable description for an assembly, typically displayed in assembly metadata and file properties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute
→
relatedAttribute
→
System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute
ⓘ