ATL
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ATL (Active Template Library) is a set of C++ templates from Microsoft used to simplify the creation of COM components and ActiveX controls, particularly for lightweight, high-performance Windows applications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ATL canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9899971 — 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: ATL Context triple: [Microsoft Foundation Classes, relatedTo, ATL]
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A.
ATL
ATL is a 2006 coming-of-age drama film set in Atlanta’s hip-hop and skating scene, starring T.I. and directed by Chris Robinson in his feature film debut.
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B.
ATL
ATL is the three-letter IATA airport code for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs located in Atlanta, Georgia.
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C.
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, known as a major cultural, economic, and transportation hub of the southeastern United States.
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D.
KATL
KATL is the ICAO airport code for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest passenger airports and a major hub in the United States.
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E.
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the central business district and urban core of Atlanta, Georgia, known for its high-rise skyline, major sports and entertainment venues, and cultural and educational institutions.
- 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: ATL Target entity description: ATL (Active Template Library) is a set of C++ templates from Microsoft used to simplify the creation of COM components and ActiveX controls, particularly for lightweight, high-performance Windows applications.
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A.
ATL
ATL is the three-letter IATA airport code for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world’s busiest air travel hubs located in Atlanta, Georgia.
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B.
ATL
ATL is a 2006 coming-of-age drama film set in Atlanta’s hip-hop and skating scene, starring T.I. and directed by Chris Robinson in his feature film debut.
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C.
Atlanta
Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, known as a major cultural, economic, and transportation hub of the southeastern United States.
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D.
KATL
KATL is the ICAO airport code for Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, one of the world's busiest passenger airports and a major hub in the United States.
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E.
Downtown Atlanta
Downtown Atlanta is the central business district and urban core of Atlanta, Georgia, known for its high-rise skyline, major sports and entertainment venues, and cultural and educational institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
C++ template library
ⓘ
software library ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Active Template Library ⓘ |
| basedOn | C++ templates ⓘ |
| category | COM development framework ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
.NET Framework
ⓘ
MFC ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Foundation Classes
|
| designGoal |
high performance
ⓘ
lightweight implementation ⓘ low overhead ⓘ small binary size ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| fullName | Active Template Library ⓘ |
| includedWith |
Visual C++
ⓘ
linked to:
MSVC
|
| integratedInto |
Microsoft Visual Studio
ⓘ
linked to:
Visual Studio
|
| license | proprietary ⓘ |
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| primaryUse |
creation of ActiveX controls
ⓘ
creation of COM components ⓘ simplifying COM programming in C++ ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| provides |
attributes for COM declaration (in some versions)
ⓘ
base classes for COM objects ⓘ error handling helpers for COM ⓘ reference counting helpers ⓘ registry script support ⓘ smart pointers for COM interfaces ⓘ threading model support ⓘ wizards for COM component creation ⓘ |
| supports |
ActiveX
ⓘ
Automation ⓘ COM ⓘ COM aggregation ⓘ IDispatch-based interfaces ⓘ OLE DB consumers ⓘ connection points ⓘ controls hosting ⓘ dual interfaces ⓘ windowing classes ⓘ |
| supportsThreadingModels |
apartment-threaded
ⓘ
both-threaded ⓘ free-threaded ⓘ single-threaded ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
C++ developers
ⓘ
Windows systems programmers ⓘ |
| typicalUseCase |
ActiveX controls for Internet Explorer
ⓘ
high-performance Windows components ⓘ lightweight in-process COM servers ⓘ |
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: ATL Description of subject: ATL (Active Template Library) is a set of C++ templates from Microsoft used to simplify the creation of COM components and ActiveX controls, particularly for lightweight, high-performance Windows applications.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.