Xlib
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Xlib is a low-level C library that provides an interface for client applications to communicate with and control the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Xlib canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11957243 — 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: Xlib Context triple: [GLX, relatedTo, Xlib]
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A.
X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
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B.
X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt)
X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) is a low-level library for building widget-based graphical user interfaces on the X Window System, providing a common framework upon which higher-level X toolkits are built.
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C.
GLX
GLX is the OpenGL Extension to the X Window System that enables rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications.
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D.
X.Org Server
X.Org Server is the widely used open-source display server that implements the X Window System (X11) on Unix-like operating systems.
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E.
XKB (X Keyboard Extension)
XKB (X Keyboard Extension) is an extension to the X Window System that provides advanced keyboard mapping, layout, and input control capabilities beyond the core X keyboard model.
- 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: Xlib Target entity description: Xlib is a low-level C library that provides an interface for client applications to communicate with and control the X Window System on Unix-like operating systems.
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A.
X11
X11 is a widely used windowing system and network-transparent graphical protocol that provides the foundational GUI framework for Unix-like operating systems.
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B.
X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt)
X Toolkit Intrinsics (Xt) is a low-level library for building widget-based graphical user interfaces on the X Window System, providing a common framework upon which higher-level X toolkits are built.
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C.
GLX
GLX is the OpenGL Extension to the X Window System that enables rendering OpenGL graphics within X11-based applications.
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D.
X.Org Server
X.Org Server is the widely used open-source display server that implements the X Window System (X11) on Unix-like operating systems.
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E.
XKB (X Keyboard Extension)
XKB (X Keyboard Extension) is an extension to the X Window System that provides advanced keyboard mapping, layout, and input control capabilities beyond the core X keyboard model.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.