Core Foundation
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Core Foundation is a low-level C-based framework in Apple’s platforms that provides fundamental data types and services upon which higher-level frameworks like Foundation are built.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Core Foundation canonical | 3 |
| Core Foundation resource APIs | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11957981 — 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: Core Foundation Context triple: [Foundation, dependsOn, Core Foundation]
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A.
Foundation framework
The Foundation framework is a core Objective-C and Swift library in Apple’s development ecosystem that provides essential data types, collections, and utilities for building macOS, iOS, and other Apple platform applications.
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B.
Core Text
Core Text is a macOS text layout and font-handling framework that provides low-level, high-performance text rendering and typographic capabilities for Cocoa applications.
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C.
Core Sound
Core Sound is a shallow coastal lagoon and estuary along the central North Carolina coast, lying behind the Outer Banks barrier islands.
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D.
Core
Core is the 1992 debut studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, known for its grunge-influenced sound and hit singles like "Plush" and "Creep."
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E.
Core Data
Core Data is Apple’s object graph and persistence framework used in macOS and iOS apps to manage and store model layer data.
- 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: Core Foundation Target entity description: Core Foundation is a low-level C-based framework in Apple’s platforms that provides fundamental data types and services upon which higher-level frameworks like Foundation are built.
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A.
Foundation framework
The Foundation framework is a core Objective-C and Swift library in Apple’s development ecosystem that provides essential data types, collections, and utilities for building macOS, iOS, and other Apple platform applications.
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B.
Core Text
Core Text is a macOS text layout and font-handling framework that provides low-level, high-performance text rendering and typographic capabilities for Cocoa applications.
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C.
Core Sound
Core Sound is a shallow coastal lagoon and estuary along the central North Carolina coast, lying behind the Outer Banks barrier islands.
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D.
Core
Core is the 1992 debut studio album by American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, known for its grunge-influenced sound and hit singles like "Plush" and "Creep."
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E.
Core Data
Core Data is Apple’s object graph and persistence framework used in macOS and iOS apps to manage and store model layer data.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Core Foundation