PrintManager API
E745330
PrintManager API is an Android framework interface that lets apps discover printers and initiate and manage print jobs through the system print service.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| android.print.PrintManager | 5 |
| PrintManager API canonical | 4 |
| PrintManager | 3 |
| Android Printing | 1 |
| PrintManager.print | 1 |
| PrintManager.print() | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8611251 — 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: PrintManager API Context triple: [Android system print framework, hasComponent, PrintManager API]
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A.
PrintDlg
PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
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B.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
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C.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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D.
Print Management Service Class
Print Management Service Class is a DICOM service class that defines standardized operations for managing and controlling medical image printing on DICOM-compliant printers.
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E.
Global Print
Global Print is a Thomson Reuters business segment that provides print-based legal, tax, and professional information products and services to organizations and individuals worldwide.
- 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: PrintManager API Target entity description: PrintManager API is an Android framework interface that lets apps discover printers and initiate and manage print jobs through the system print service.
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A.
PrintDlg
PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
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B.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
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C.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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D.
Print Management Service Class
Print Management Service Class is a DICOM service class that defines standardized operations for managing and controlling medical image printing on DICOM-compliant printers.
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E.
Global Print
Global Print is a Thomson Reuters business segment that provides print-based legal, tax, and professional information products and services to organizations and individuals worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android framework API
ⓘ
Java class ⓘ |
| abstracts | printer capabilities from applications ⓘ |
| allows |
apps to discover printers
ⓘ
apps to initiate print jobs ⓘ apps to manage print jobs ⓘ |
| alsoUsableFrom | Kotlin ⓘ |
| availableSinceAPILevel | 19 ⓘ |
| category |
Android printing framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android system print framework
|
| communicatesWith | system print service ⓘ |
| designedFor | third-party Android applications ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintManager ⓘ |
| enables | standardized print UI across apps ⓘ |
| exposesConstant | PRINT_SERVICE ⓘ |
| exposesMethod |
addPrintJobStateChangeListener(PrintManager.PrintJobStateChangeListener listener)
ⓘ
addPrintServicesChangeListener(PrintManager.PrintServicesChangeListener listener) ⓘ getPrintJobs() ⓘ getPrintServices(int selectionFlags) ⓘ print(String jobName, PrintDocumentAdapter documentAdapter, PrintAttributes attributes) ⓘ removePrintJobStateChangeListener(PrintManager.PrintJobStateChangeListener listener) ⓘ removePrintServicesChangeListener(PrintManager.PrintServicesChangeListener listener) ⓘ |
| hidesImplementationDetail |
print spooler management
ⓘ
printer discovery logic ⓘ |
| interactsWith | system print spooler ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Android 4.4 KitKat ⓘ |
| language | Java ⓘ |
| lifecycle | tied to application context ⓘ |
| namespace |
android.print.PrintManager
ⓘ
linked to:
PrintManager API
|
| obtainedVia | Context.getSystemService(Context.PRINT_SERVICE) ⓘ |
| partOf | android.print package ⓘ |
| pattern | system service access pattern in Android ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
interface to system print service
ⓘ
manage printing operations ⓘ |
| providedBy |
Android framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android application framework
|
| requires | PRINT_SERVICE system service ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Android operating system
ⓘ
linked to:
Android
|
| securityModel | apps cannot access other apps' print job content ⓘ |
| supports |
cancellation of print jobs
ⓘ
monitoring print job state changes ⓘ printing to cloud or virtual print services ⓘ printing to network printers ⓘ |
| threadingRequirement | print() must be called from main thread ⓘ |
| usedWith |
PrintAttributes
ⓘ
PrintDocumentAdapter ⓘ
linked to:
android.print.PrintDocumentAdapter
PrintJob ⓘ PrintJobInfo ⓘ PrintService ⓘ
linked to:
PrintService API
PrinterInfo ⓘ |
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: PrintManager API Description of subject: PrintManager API is an Android framework interface that lets apps discover printers and initiate and manage print jobs through the system print service.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
PrintManager API
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subject linked to:
PrintDocumentAdapter API
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PrintDocumentAdapter API
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subject linked to:
PrintAttributes API
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subject linked to:
PrintAttributes API
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