Intersection Observer API
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The Intersection Observer API is a web browser interface that lets developers efficiently detect and respond to visibility changes of elements within a webpage’s viewport or a scrollable container.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Intersection Observer API canonical | 3 |
| Intersection Observer specification | 1 |
| IntersectionObserver | 1 |
| IntersectionObserver.disconnect() | 1 |
| IntersectionObserver.observe() | 1 |
| IntersectionObserver.unobserve() | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10329249 — 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: Intersection Observer API Context triple: [Open Web Platform, hasComponent, Intersection Observer API]
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A.
CSSOM View Module
The CSSOM View Module is a W3C specification that defines APIs for reading and manipulating the visual view of a document, including element geometry, scrolling, and viewport-related information in CSS and JavaScript.
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B.
Web performance API
The Web performance API is a set of browser interfaces that enable precise measurement, analysis, and optimization of web page and application performance.
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C.
CSS Scroll Snap Module
The CSS Scroll Snap Module is a web standard that enables precise, snap-based scrolling behavior for scroll containers and their child elements in modern browsers.
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D.
CSS Containment Module Level 1
CSS Containment Module Level 1 is a W3C CSS specification that defines mechanisms for isolating a subtree of the DOM to improve rendering performance and predictability of layout, style, and paint.
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E.
Chrome Web Platform features
Chrome Web Platform features are the set of modern web capabilities and APIs integrated into the Chrome browser to enable powerful, performant, and secure web 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: Intersection Observer API Target entity description: The Intersection Observer API is a web browser interface that lets developers efficiently detect and respond to visibility changes of elements within a webpage’s viewport or a scrollable container.
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A.
CSSOM View Module
The CSSOM View Module is a W3C specification that defines APIs for reading and manipulating the visual view of a document, including element geometry, scrolling, and viewport-related information in CSS and JavaScript.
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B.
Web performance API
The Web performance API is a set of browser interfaces that enable precise measurement, analysis, and optimization of web page and application performance.
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C.
CSS Scroll Snap Module
The CSS Scroll Snap Module is a web standard that enables precise, snap-based scrolling behavior for scroll containers and their child elements in modern browsers.
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D.
CSS Containment Module Level 1
CSS Containment Module Level 1 is a W3C CSS specification that defines mechanisms for isolating a subtree of the DOM to improve rendering performance and predictability of layout, style, and paint.
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E.
Chrome Web Platform features
Chrome Web Platform features are the set of modern web capabilities and APIs integrated into the Chrome browser to enable powerful, performant, and secure web applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Browser API
ⓘ
JavaScript API ⓘ Web API ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Window context in web pages ⓘ |
| callbackInvokedWhen | Intersection of target and root crosses a threshold ⓘ |
| callbackReceives |
Array of IntersectionObserverEntry objects
ⓘ
Observer instance ⓘ |
| category |
DOM and layout APIs
ⓘ
linked to:
CSSOM View Module
|
| definedIn |
Intersection Observer specification
ⓘ
linked to:
Intersection Observer API
|
| designedFor | Efficient observation of multiple elements ⓘ |
| documentationAvailableAt | MDN Web Docs ⓘ |
| enables |
Efficient scroll-based effects without scroll event listeners
ⓘ
Infinite scrolling implementations ⓘ Lazy loading of images and other content ⓘ Reporting ad viewability ⓘ Triggering animations when elements enter the viewport ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment | Web browser ⓘ |
| exposesInterface |
IntersectionObserver
ⓘ
linked to:
Intersection Observer API
IntersectionObserverEntry ⓘ |
| exposesMethod |
IntersectionObserver.constructor()
ⓘ
IntersectionObserver.disconnect() ⓘ
linked to:
Intersection Observer API
IntersectionObserver.observe() ⓘ
linked to:
Intersection Observer API
IntersectionObserver.takeRecords() ⓘ IntersectionObserver.unobserve() ⓘ
linked to:
Intersection Observer API
|
| hasPolyfills | Yes ⓘ |
| improves | Performance compared to scroll and resize event polling ⓘ |
| introducedTo |
Provide declarative visibility observation
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Reduce need for manual scroll event handling ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
Bounding client rectangle
ⓘ
Intersection ratio ⓘ Root intersection rectangle ⓘ Target element visibility ⓘ |
| languageBinding | JavaScript ⓘ |
| partOf |
Web Platform
ⓘ
linked to:
Web platform
|
| primaryPurpose |
Detect visibility changes of target elements
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Observe intersections between elements and a root viewport or container ⓘ |
| reduces | Main thread overhead for visibility detection ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Mutation Observer API
ⓘ
linked to:
Resize Observer API
Resize Observer API ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
W3C
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wide Web Consortium
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| supportedIn |
Modern desktop browsers
ⓘ
Modern mobile browsers ⓘ |
| supportsOption |
root
ⓘ
rootMargin ⓘ threshold ⓘ |
| supportsRootType |
Scrollable element as custom root
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Viewport as default root ⓘ |
| usableWith |
Frameworks like React, Vue, Angular
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Single-page applications ⓘ |
| usesCallback | IntersectionObserverCallback ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Intersection Observer API Description of subject: The Intersection Observer API is a web browser interface that lets developers efficiently detect and respond to visibility changes of elements within a webpage’s viewport or a scrollable container.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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