PrintService API
E745334
PrintService API is an Android interface that allows apps and print service plugins to integrate with the system print framework to discover printers and manage print jobs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PrintService | 1 |
| PrintService API canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8611255 — 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: PrintService API Context triple: [Android system print framework, hasComponent, PrintService API]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Printer Access Protocol
Printer Access Protocol is a network printing protocol used in AppleTalk environments to manage communication between computers and printers.
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D.
OpenPrinting project
The OpenPrinting project is an open-source initiative under the Linux Foundation that develops and maintains printing standards, software, and infrastructure for Unix-like operating systems, including stewardship of CUPS.
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E.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
- 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: PrintService API Target entity description: PrintService API is an Android interface that allows apps and print service plugins to integrate with the system print framework to discover printers and manage print jobs.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Printer Access Protocol
Printer Access Protocol is a network printing protocol used in AppleTalk environments to manage communication between computers and printers.
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D.
OpenPrinting project
The OpenPrinting project is an open-source initiative under the Linux Foundation that develops and maintains printing standards, software, and infrastructure for Unix-like operating systems, including stewardship of CUPS.
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E.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android API
ⓘ
software interface ⓘ |
| allows |
monitoring print job progress
ⓘ
reporting printer capabilities to the system ⓘ reporting printer status to the system ⓘ submitting print jobs to printers ⓘ |
| category | printing API ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Android runtime
ⓘ
linked to:
Android Runtime (ART)
|
| configuredVia | AndroidManifest.xml ⓘ |
| documentationURL | https://developer.android.com/reference/android/printservice/PrintService ⓘ |
| enables | communication between apps and printers via print services ⓘ |
| exposesClass |
android.printservice.PrintJob
ⓘ
linked to:
PrintJob API
android.printservice.PrintService ⓘ android.printservice.PrinterDiscoverySession ⓘ |
| interactsWith |
Android system print spooler
ⓘ
linked to:
Android system print framework
PrintManager API ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Android 4.4 KitKat ⓘ |
| invokedBy | Android print spooler when print jobs are created ⓘ |
| language | Java ⓘ |
| license | Android Open Source Project license ⓘ |
| lifecycleManagedBy |
Android system
ⓘ
linked to:
Android
|
| maintainedBy | Google ⓘ |
| namespace | android.printservice ⓘ |
| partOf |
Android printing framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android system print framework
|
| platform | Android ⓘ |
| providedBy |
Android framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android application framework
|
| purpose |
to discover printers
ⓘ
to integrate print services with the Android system print framework ⓘ to manage print jobs ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Android Print Framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android system print framework
Android Printing ⓘ
linked to:
PrintManager API
|
| requires | Android manifest service declaration with android.printservice.PrintService ⓘ |
| requiresPermission | android.permission.BIND_PRINT_SERVICE ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
cancellation of print jobs
ⓘ
custom printer options via print service ⓘ print job queuing ⓘ print job state tracking ⓘ printer discovery ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android mobile devices
ⓘ
Android tablets ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Android applications
ⓘ
Android print service plugins ⓘ |
| usedFor |
implementing cloud print services on Android
ⓘ
implementing vendor-specific print service plugins ⓘ |
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: PrintService API Description of subject: PrintService API is an Android interface that allows apps and print service plugins to integrate with the system print framework to discover printers and manage print jobs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
PrintManager API
linked to: PrintService API