RANDR
E284584
RANDR is an X11 extension that enables dynamic resizing, rotation, and configuration of displays in real time.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RANDR canonical | 1 |
| RandR | 1 |
| RandR (Resize and Rotate extension) | 1 |
| RandR 1.2 and later | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2629078 — 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: RANDR Context triple: [X11, supportsExtension, RANDR]
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A.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
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B.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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C.
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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D.
KWin
KWin is the KDE Plasma desktop environment’s highly configurable window manager and compositor, providing advanced window management, effects, and Wayland/X11 support.
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E.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
- 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: RANDR Target entity description: RANDR is an X11 extension that enables dynamic resizing, rotation, and configuration of displays in real time.
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A.
Wayland
Wayland is a modern display server protocol for Linux and other Unix-like systems designed to replace the X Window System with a simpler, more efficient architecture.
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B.
Wayland
Wayland is a small city in Allegan County, Michigan, known for its rural character and proximity to Grand Rapids.
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C.
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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D.
KWin
KWin is the KDE Plasma desktop environment’s highly configurable window manager and compositor, providing advanced window management, effects, and Wayland/X11 support.
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E.
Desktop Window Manager
Desktop Window Manager is the compositing window manager in modern Microsoft Windows that handles visual effects, window rendering, and desktop composition using hardware acceleration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | X Window System extension ⓘ |
| acronymFor | Resize and Rotate ⓘ |
| allows |
applications to query current screen configuration
ⓘ
applications to receive display change notifications ⓘ on‑the‑fly reconfiguration of connected outputs ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | Unix‑like operating systems using X11 ⓘ |
| configurationTool | xrandr command‑line utility ⓘ |
| defines | X11 protocol requests for display configuration ⓘ |
| domain |
display configuration
ⓘ
graphics ⓘ |
| enables |
dynamic screen resizing
ⓘ
runtime display configuration changes ⓘ screen reflection ⓘ screen rotation ⓘ |
| fullName | Resize and Rotate ⓘ |
| hasClientLibrary | Xrandr client library ⓘ |
| implementedIn | X.Org Server ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
output objects in version 1.2
ⓘ
panning support in later versions ⓘ per‑CRTC configuration in version 1.2 ⓘ provider objects for GPU offload in version 1.4 ⓘ |
| introducedTo | replace older static X11 modelines approach ⓘ |
| operatesOn |
CRTCs
ⓘ
modes ⓘ outputs ⓘ screen resources ⓘ |
| partOf |
X Window System
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
X11 ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
laptop docking and undocking display changes
ⓘ
projector and external display configuration ⓘ real‑time configuration of multi‑monitor setups ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | X.Org Foundation ⓘ |
| supports |
changing screen orientation without restarting X
ⓘ
changing screen resolution without restarting X ⓘ hot‑plugging of displays ⓘ multiple monitors ⓘ per‑output configuration ⓘ |
| usedBy |
GNOME display settings
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME Control Center
KDE display settings ⓘ various Linux desktop environments ⓘ xrandr ⓘ |
| version |
1.0
ⓘ
1.1 ⓘ 1.2 ⓘ 1.3 ⓘ 1.4 ⓘ 1.5 ⓘ |
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: RANDR Description of subject: RANDR is an X11 extension that enables dynamic resizing, rotation, and configuration of displays in real time.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: RANDR
linked to: RANDR