GObject

E745748

GNOME technology base class library object system

GObject is the fundamental object system and base class library used by GTK and other GNOME technologies to provide object-oriented features in C.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
GObject canonical	9
GObject type system	1
GObject type system (via related library GObject)	1
GObjectClass	1
G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8608688 — 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: GObject
Context triple: [GTK, component, GObject]

A. PyGObject
PyGObject is a Python package that provides bindings for GObject-based libraries, enabling Python applications to use the GNOME and GTK+ frameworks through the GObject Introspection system.
B. GTK
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, best known for powering applications in the GNOME desktop environment.
C. GTK (for graphical interface)
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, particularly on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
D. ObjectStudio
ObjectStudio is a commercial Smalltalk development environment and IDE, historically known for its strong Windows integration and enterprise application support.
E. NSObject
NSObject is the root base class in Objective-C from which most classes in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch inherit, providing fundamental object behavior such as memory management and message sending.
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: GObject
Target entity description: GObject is the fundamental object system and base class library used by GTK and other GNOME technologies to provide object-oriented features in C.

A. PyGObject
PyGObject is a Python package that provides bindings for GObject-based libraries, enabling Python applications to use the GNOME and GTK+ frameworks through the GObject Introspection system.
B. GTK
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, best known for powering applications in the GNOME desktop environment.
C. GTK (for graphical interface)
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, particularly on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
D. ObjectStudio
ObjectStudio is a commercial Smalltalk development environment and IDE, historically known for its strong Windows integration and enterprise application support.
E. NSObject
NSObject is the root base class in Objective-C from which most classes in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch inherit, providing fundamental object behavior such as memory management and message sending.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	GNOME technology ⓘ base class library ⓘ object system ⓘ
currentInitializationPattern	automatic type system initialization via GLib ⓘ
designedFor	C language bindings ⓘ cross-platform development ⓘ
enables	language bindings for higher-level languages ⓘ
hasBaseClass	GObjectClass ⓘ linked to: GObject
hasBaseType	GTypeInstance ⓘ
hasComponent	GClosure ⓘ GParamSpec ⓘ GSignal ⓘ GType ⓘ GValue ⓘ
hasMacro	G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE ⓘ linked to: GLib G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE ⓘ G_DEFINE_TYPE ⓘ G_OBJECT_CLASS ⓘ G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS ⓘ linked to: GObject
initializationFunction	g_type_init (deprecated) ⓘ
introducedIn	GLib 2.x ⓘ linked to: GLib
license	LGPL ⓘ linked to: GNU Lesser General Public License
maintainedBy	GNOME project ⓘ linked to: GNOME community
memoryManagementModel	reference counting with weak references ⓘ
partOf	GLib ⓘ
programmingLanguage	C ⓘ
provides	object-oriented features for C ⓘ
replaced	earlier ad-hoc object systems in GNOME ⓘ
supports	multiple interfaces ⓘ single inheritance of classes ⓘ
supportsFeature	inheritance ⓘ interfaces ⓘ introspection metadata ⓘ properties ⓘ reference counting ⓘ runtime type information ⓘ signals ⓘ
supportsIntrospection	GObject Introspection ⓘ
threadingModel	integrated with GLib main loop and threading APIs ⓘ
usedBy	Clutter ⓘ GNOME ⓘ linked to: GNOME desktop environment GStreamer ⓘ GTK ⓘ WebKitGTK ⓘ
usedFor	implementing application frameworks ⓘ implementing multimedia frameworks ⓘ implementing widget toolkits ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

GTK → component → GObject ⓘ

GTK → coreAbstractionLibrary → GObject ⓘ

subject linked to: GTK (for graphical interface)

PyGObject → usesFramework → GObject ⓘ

Vala → integratesWith → GObject ⓘ

GObject → hasBaseClass → GObjectClass ⓘ

linked to: GObject

GObject → hasMacro → G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS ⓘ

linked to: GObject

GNOME development platform → includes → GObject ⓘ

GNOME Settings Daemon → usesLibrary → GObject ⓘ

subject linked to: GNOME settings daemon

GObject Introspection → requires → GObject ⓘ

GStreamer → supportsStandard → GObject type system ⓘ

linked to: GObject

GLib → provides → GObject type system (via related library GObject) ⓘ

linked to: GObject

GIRepository → associatedWith → GObject ⓘ

PyGObject → usesLibrary → GObject ⓘ

subject linked to: GNOME development library

All labels observed (5)

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Statements (47)

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Referenced by (13)

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