Media Capture and Streams specification

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W3C Recommendation technical specification web standard

The Media Capture and Streams specification is a W3C standard that defines how web applications can access and control audio and video streams from devices like cameras and microphones, enabling features such as getUserMedia in browsers.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Media Capture and Streams	3
Media Capture and Streams API	2
Media Capture and Streams specification canonical	2
Screen Capture specification	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10329462 — 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: Media Capture and Streams specification
Context triple: [Permissions API specification, relatedTo, Media Capture and Streams specification]

A. MediaStreamTrack
MediaStreamTrack is a WebRTC API interface representing a single media source stream, such as an audio or video track, that can be transmitted, processed, or combined in real-time communications.
B. WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
C. Picture-in-Picture API
The Picture-in-Picture API is a web standard that lets sites display videos in a floating, always-on-top window independent of the main browser tab.
D. WHATWG Streams Standard
The WHATWG Streams Standard is a web platform specification that defines a unified, interoperable model and APIs for handling streaming data in web browsers and related environments.
E. Encrypted Media Extensions
Encrypted Media Extensions is a W3C specification that enables web applications to play encrypted audio and video content in HTML5 using Content Decryption Modules for digital rights management.
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: Media Capture and Streams specification
Target entity description: The Media Capture and Streams specification is a W3C standard that defines how web applications can access and control audio and video streams from devices like cameras and microphones, enabling features such as getUserMedia in browsers.

A. MediaStreamTrack
MediaStreamTrack is a WebRTC API interface representing a single media source stream, such as an audio or video track, that can be transmitted, processed, or combined in real-time communications.
B. WebRTC
WebRTC is an open web technology that enables real-time audio, video, and data communication directly between browsers and devices without requiring plugins.
C. Picture-in-Picture API
The Picture-in-Picture API is a web standard that lets sites display videos in a floating, always-on-top window independent of the main browser tab.
D. WHATWG Streams Standard
The WHATWG Streams Standard is a web platform specification that defines a unified, interoperable model and APIs for handling streaming data in web browsers and related environments.
E. Encrypted Media Extensions
Encrypted Media Extensions is a W3C specification that enables web applications to play encrypted audio and video content in HTML5 using Content Decryption Modules for digital rights management.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	W3C Recommendation ⓘ technical specification ⓘ web standard ⓘ
abbreviation	Media Capture and Streams ⓘ linked to: Media Capture and Streams specification
addresses	privacy considerations for media capture ⓘ security considerations for media capture ⓘ
category	HTML5-related API ⓘ web media API ⓘ
compatibleWith	modern desktop browsers ⓘ modern mobile browsers ⓘ
defines	MediaStream API ⓘ linked to: MediaStream MediaStreamConstraints ⓘ MediaStreamTrack API ⓘ linked to: MediaStreamTrack constraints for media capture ⓘ events for media stream tracks ⓘ getUserMedia() ⓘ lifecycle of media streams ⓘ muting of media tracks ⓘ navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia() ⓘ permissions model for media capture ⓘ stopping of media tracks ⓘ
enables	real-time audio capture in browsers ⓘ real-time video capture in browsers ⓘ screen sharing support via related specs ⓘ user media access with user consent ⓘ
focusesOn	JavaScript APIs ⓘ client-side media capture ⓘ
governs	behavior of mediaDevices API ⓘ
influences	implementation of getUserMedia in browsers ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
maintainedBy	W3C Web Real-Time Communications Working Group ⓘ
partOf	WebRTC technology stack ⓘ linked to: WebRTC
publisher	World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
relatedTo	Media Capture from DOM Elements specification ⓘ MediaStream Recording specification ⓘ Screen Capture specification ⓘ linked to: Media Capture and Streams specification WebRTC 1.0: Real-Time Communication Between Browsers ⓘ linked to: WebRTC
requires	explicit user permission for device access ⓘ
scope	audio capture ⓘ device selection ⓘ media constraints handling ⓘ video capture ⓘ
standardizes	access to cameras ⓘ access to media input devices ⓘ access to media streams ⓘ access to microphones ⓘ
usedBy	web applications ⓘ web browsers ⓘ

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