EdgeHTML
E134381
EdgeHTML is a proprietary web browser engine developed by Microsoft for earlier versions of the Microsoft Edge browser before it transitioned to Chromium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| EdgeHTML canonical | 4 |
| MSHTML 7 (IE7) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1166556 — 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: EdgeHTML Context triple: [Microsoft Edge, previousEngine, EdgeHTML]
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A.
HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web.
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B.
HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
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C.
Trident layout engine
Trident layout engine is Microsoft's proprietary web page rendering engine used by Internet Explorer to display and interpret HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
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D.
HTML5
HTML5 is the fifth major version of the HyperText Markup Language standard, introducing modern web features such as semantic elements, native audio and video, and enhanced APIs for building rich, interactive web applications.
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E.
ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
- 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: EdgeHTML Target entity description: EdgeHTML is a proprietary web browser engine developed by Microsoft for earlier versions of the Microsoft Edge browser before it transitioned to Chromium.
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A.
HTML
HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the standard markup language used to structure and present content on the World Wide Web.
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B.
HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
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C.
Trident layout engine
Trident layout engine is Microsoft's proprietary web page rendering engine used by Internet Explorer to display and interpret HTML, CSS, and related web technologies.
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D.
HTML5
HTML5 is the fifth major version of the HyperText Markup Language standard, introducing modern web features such as semantic elements, native audio and video, and enhanced APIs for building rich, interactive web applications.
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E.
ECMA-334
ECMA-334 is the ECMA International standard that formally defines the C# programming language specification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
layout engine
ⓘ
web browser engine ⓘ |
| announcedAs | new rendering engine for Project Spartan ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| basedOn | Trident rendering engine codebase ⓘ |
| designedFor | modern web standards ⓘ |
| developer | Microsoft ⓘ |
| implements |
Chakra JavaScript engine integration
ⓘ
partial legacy Internet Explorer compatibility modes ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Windows 10 ⓘ |
| introducedWith | Microsoft Edge ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| optimizedFor |
performance
ⓘ
power efficiency ⓘ security ⓘ |
| partOf | Windows 10 system components ⓘ |
| platform |
Windows
ⓘ
Xbox One ⓘ |
| predecessor | Trident ⓘ |
| replaced | Trident ⓘ |
| replacedByInProduct | Chromium engine in Microsoft Edge ⓘ |
| status |
discontinued for mainline Edge development
ⓘ
still used for some Windows system components ⓘ |
| successor | Blink (via Chromium-based Microsoft Edge) ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
hardware-accelerated graphics
ⓘ
high DPI scaling ⓘ reading mode rendering in Microsoft Edge ⓘ sandboxed rendering processes ⓘ touch input optimization ⓘ |
| supportsStandard |
CSS3
ⓘ
ECMAScript 6 ⓘ
linked to:
ECMAScript
Encrypted Media Extensions ⓘ
linked to:
DRM
HTML5 ⓘ HTTP/2 ⓘ IndexedDB ⓘ
linked to:
Indexed Database API
Media Source Extensions ⓘ SVG ⓘ WebGL ⓘ WebRTC (partial) ⓘ
linked to:
WebRTC
|
| targetedAt | improving web standards compatibility over Internet Explorer ⓘ |
| usedBy |
original Microsoft Edge (Edge Legacy)
ⓘ
linked to:
Microsoft Edge
|
| usedFor |
displaying web content in Windows shell components
ⓘ
rendering HTML content in Universal Windows Platform apps ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Microsoft Edge
ⓘ
Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 10 Mobile ⓘ Xbox One system software ⓘ
linked to:
Xbox OS
|
| writtenIn | C++ ⓘ |
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: EdgeHTML Description of subject: EdgeHTML is a proprietary web browser engine developed by Microsoft for earlier versions of the Microsoft Edge browser before it transitioned to Chromium.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.