TMetafile
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TMetafile is a Delphi graphics class that represents and handles Windows metafile images, allowing scalable, vector-based drawing to be stored and rendered.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TMetafile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13019877 — 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: TMetafile Context triple: [TImage, supportsGraphicClass, TMetafile]
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A.
TImage
TImage is a VCL component in Delphi used to display and manipulate images within graphical user interfaces.
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B.
TFile
TFile is a ROOT framework class that provides an interface for creating, reading, and writing ROOT data files used in high-energy physics and data analysis.
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C.
TIF
TIF is the former New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Tiffany & Co., the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer.
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D.
TIF
TIF is the IATA airport code for Taif Regional Airport, which serves the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia.
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E.
TIF
TIF is a major annual international trade fair held in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcasing products, services, and innovations from domestic and global exhibitors.
- 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: TMetafile Target entity description: TMetafile is a Delphi graphics class that represents and handles Windows metafile images, allowing scalable, vector-based drawing to be stored and rendered.
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A.
TImage
TImage is a VCL component in Delphi used to display and manipulate images within graphical user interfaces.
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B.
TFile
TFile is a ROOT framework class that provides an interface for creating, reading, and writing ROOT data files used in high-energy physics and data analysis.
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C.
TIF
TIF is the IATA airport code for Taif Regional Airport, which serves the city of Taif in Saudi Arabia.
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D.
TIF
TIF is the former New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol for Tiffany & Co., the luxury jewelry and specialty retailer.
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E.
TIF
TIF is a major annual international trade fair held in Thessaloniki, Greece, showcasing products, services, and innovations from domestic and global exhibitors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Delphi class
ⓘ
graphics class ⓘ |
| canBeDrawnOn | TMetafileCanvas ⓘ |
| category | Delphi graphics classes ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
GDI
ⓘ
linked to:
Gdi32
GDI+ ⓘ |
| createdBy | Borland ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Delphi VCL
ⓘ
linked to:
Embarcadero VCL Reference
|
| encapsulates | Windows metafile handle ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
Assign
ⓘ
AssignHandle ⓘ Clear ⓘ FreeHandle ⓘ LoadFromFile ⓘ LoadFromStream ⓘ ReleaseHandle ⓘ SaveToFile ⓘ SaveToStream ⓘ SetSize ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
Enhanced
ⓘ
Handle ⓘ HandleType ⓘ Height ⓘ Inch ⓘ MMHeight ⓘ MMWidth ⓘ Palette ⓘ Width ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom |
TGraphic
ⓘ
linked to:
TBitmap
|
| language | Object Pascal ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Embarcadero Technologies ⓘ |
| partOf | Graphics unit ⓘ |
| represents | Windows metafile images ⓘ |
| runsOn | Windows ⓘ |
| supports |
device-independent graphics
ⓘ
high-quality printing output ⓘ scalable drawing ⓘ vector-based graphics ⓘ |
| supportsFormat |
.emf
ⓘ
.wmf ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rendering metafile images
ⓘ
replaying drawing operations on a canvas ⓘ storing recorded drawing operations ⓘ storing vector-based drawing commands ⓘ |
| usedIn | Delphi Windows desktop applications ⓘ |
| usedWith |
TCanvas
ⓘ
TImage ⓘ TMetafileCanvas ⓘ |
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: TMetafile Description of subject: TMetafile is a Delphi graphics class that represents and handles Windows metafile images, allowing scalable, vector-based drawing to be stored and rendered.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.