User32
E724267
User32 is a core Windows API library that manages user interface components such as windows, menus, and input handling.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CallNextHookEx | 1 |
| GetCursorPos | 1 |
| SetWindowPos | 1 |
| USER32.DLL | 1 |
| UnregisterHotKey | 1 |
| User32 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288263 — 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: User32 Context triple: [Gdi32, interactsWith, User32]
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A.
Win32 API
Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
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B.
Kernel32
Kernel32 is a core Windows system library that provides fundamental kernel-level functions for process, memory, and thread management in the Win32 API.
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C.
Gdi32
Gdi32 is a core Windows graphics library that provides functions for drawing text, shapes, and images and managing graphical device interfaces in the Win32 API.
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D.
Windows Shell
Windows Shell is the graphical user interface and command environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system, providing the desktop, taskbar, file explorer, and related user interaction features.
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E.
Comdlg32
Comdlg32 is a core Windows library that implements the standard common dialog boxes (such as file open/save, color, and font dialogs) used by Win32 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: User32 Target entity description: User32 is a core Windows API library that manages user interface components such as windows, menus, and input handling.
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A.
Win32 API
Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
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B.
Kernel32
Kernel32 is a core Windows system library that provides fundamental kernel-level functions for process, memory, and thread management in the Win32 API.
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C.
Gdi32
Gdi32 is a core Windows graphics library that provides functions for drawing text, shapes, and images and managing graphical device interfaces in the Win32 API.
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D.
Windows Shell
Windows Shell is the graphical user interface and command environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system, providing the desktop, taskbar, file explorer, and related user interaction features.
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E.
Comdlg32
Comdlg32 is a core Windows library that implements the standard common dialog boxes (such as file open/save, color, and font dialogs) used by Win32 applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows API library
ⓘ
dynamic-link library ⓘ system component ⓘ |
| dependencyOf | many higher-level UI frameworks on Windows ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| exportsFunction |
CallNextHookEx
ⓘ
linked to:
User32
ClipCursor ⓘ CloseClipboard ⓘ CreateWindowEx ⓘ DefWindowProc ⓘ DestroyWindow ⓘ DispatchMessage ⓘ EnableWindow ⓘ GetAsyncKeyState ⓘ GetClipboardData ⓘ GetCursorPos ⓘ
linked to:
User32
GetKeyState ⓘ GetMessage ⓘ GetSystemMetrics ⓘ GetWindowLongPtr ⓘ IsWindow ⓘ KillTimer ⓘ LoadCursor ⓘ LoadIcon ⓘ MessageBox ⓘ MoveWindow ⓘ OpenClipboard ⓘ PeekMessage ⓘ PostMessage ⓘ RegisterClassEx ⓘ RegisterHotKey ⓘ SendMessage ⓘ SetClipboardData ⓘ SetCursor ⓘ SetTimer ⓘ SetWindowLongPtr ⓘ SetWindowPos ⓘ
linked to:
User32
SetWindowsHookEx ⓘ ShowWindow ⓘ TrackPopupMenu ⓘ UnhookWindowsHookEx ⓘ UnregisterHotKey ⓘ
linked to:
User32
UpdateWindow ⓘ |
| fullName |
USER32.DLL
ⓘ
linked to:
User32
|
| layer | user mode ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| partOf |
Win32 API
ⓘ
Windows user subsystem ⓘ
linked to:
Windows user-mode subsystem
|
| providesFunctionality |
clipboard management
ⓘ
cursor management ⓘ dialog box management ⓘ hook procedures ⓘ hotkey management ⓘ icon management ⓘ input handling ⓘ keyboard input handling ⓘ menu management ⓘ message handling ⓘ mouse input handling ⓘ raw input processing ⓘ system metrics retrieval ⓘ timer management ⓘ user interface management ⓘ window class registration ⓘ window management ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Win32 GUI applications
ⓘ
native Windows desktop applications ⓘ |
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: User32 Description of subject: User32 is a core Windows API library that manages user interface components such as windows, menus, and input handling.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: User32
linked to: User32
linked to: User32
linked to: User32