Silverlight

E700425

application framework browser plugin rich internet application framework

Silverlight is a now-discontinued Microsoft framework for building and running rich internet applications with multimedia, graphics, and interactivity in web browsers.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Silverlight canonical	4
Microsoft Silverlight	3
Deep Zoom	1
Silverlight SDK	1
Silverlight runtime	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7895841 — 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: Silverlight
Context triple: [IronRuby, integratesWith, Silverlight]

A. Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation is a Microsoft UI framework for building rich, desktop client applications on Windows using XAML and .NET.
B. WPF
WPF is the commonly used abbreviation for the WordPress Foundation, the nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the open-source WordPress project.
C. Xamarin
Xamarin is a cross-platform mobile app development framework that allows developers to build native iOS, Android, and Windows applications using C# and .NET.
D. Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation is a Microsoft framework for building and running service-oriented, distributed applications that communicate over various network protocols.
E. XAML
XAML is a declarative XML-based markup language used primarily for designing user interfaces in Microsoft .NET applications, especially on Windows.
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: Silverlight
Target entity description: Silverlight is a now-discontinued Microsoft framework for building and running rich internet applications with multimedia, graphics, and interactivity in web browsers.

A. Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation is a Microsoft UI framework for building rich, desktop client applications on Windows using XAML and .NET.
B. WPF
WPF is the commonly used abbreviation for the WordPress Foundation, the nonprofit organization that supports and promotes the open-source WordPress project.
C. Xamarin
Xamarin is a cross-platform mobile app development framework that allows developers to build native iOS, Android, and Windows applications using C# and .NET.
D. Windows Communication Foundation
Windows Communication Foundation is a Microsoft framework for building and running service-oriented, distributed applications that communicate over various network protocols.
E. XAML
XAML is a declarative XML-based markup language used primarily for designing user interfaces in Microsoft .NET applications, especially on Windows.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	application framework ⓘ browser plugin ⓘ rich internet application framework ⓘ
architecture	plugin-based ⓘ
basedOn	.NET Framework ⓘ
compatibleWith	Firefox ⓘ linked to: Mozilla Firefox Google Chrome (older versions) ⓘ linked to: Google Chrome Internet Explorer ⓘ Safari ⓘ
competesWith	Adobe Flash ⓘ linked to: Flash (software) HTML5 (later) ⓘ linked to: HTML5 JavaFX ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
discontinued	true ⓘ
endOfSupportDate	2021-10-12 ⓘ
fileFormat	.xaml ⓘ .xap ⓘ
genre	rich internet application platform ⓘ
hasComponent	Silverlight SDK ⓘ linked to: Silverlight Silverlight Tools for Visual Studio ⓘ linked to: Visual Studio Silverlight runtime ⓘ linked to: Silverlight
latestReleaseDate	2011-12-09 ⓘ
latestReleaseVersion	5 ⓘ
license	proprietary ⓘ
notableUse	Netflix streaming client (early desktop era) ⓘ
operatedBy	Microsoft ⓘ
platform	Linux (via Moonlight) ⓘ linked to: Linux Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ
programmingLanguage	.NET languages ⓘ C# ⓘ linked to: C# programming language
releaseDate	2007-04-15 ⓘ
replacedBy	HTML5 web standards ⓘ
runsIn	web browser ⓘ
supportsFeature	DRM-protected media ⓘ Deep Zoom ⓘ linked to: Silverlight animation ⓘ data binding ⓘ hardware-accelerated graphics ⓘ interactivity ⓘ isolated storage ⓘ media streaming ⓘ multimedia ⓘ out-of-browser applications ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ
supportsLanguage	XAML ⓘ
supportsStandard	AAC audio codec ⓘ H.264 video codec ⓘ VC-1 video codec ⓘ
usedFor	interactive web content ⓘ line-of-business applications ⓘ rich media web applications ⓘ video streaming ⓘ
website	https://www.microsoft.com/silverlight ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

IronRuby → integratesWith → Silverlight ⓘ

XAML → usedIn → Silverlight ⓘ

WMV → associatedWith → Microsoft Silverlight ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

MVVM → usedWith → Silverlight ⓘ

Windows Media → relatedTechnology → Microsoft Silverlight ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

Silverlight → supportsFeature → Deep Zoom ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

Silverlight → hasComponent → Silverlight runtime ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

Silverlight → hasComponent → Silverlight SDK ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

Windows Essentials → includesComponent → Microsoft Silverlight ⓘ

linked to: Silverlight

Extensible Application Markup Language → usedIn → Silverlight ⓘ

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (54)

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Referenced by (10)

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