UEFI

E299191

boot firmware standard firmware interface specification

UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
UEFI canonical	6
EFI	2
Intel EFI	1
UEFI firmware	1
UEFI firmware interface	1
UEFI secure boot	1
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792497 — 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: UEFI
Context triple: [GNU GRUB, supportsFirmwareInterface, UEFI]

A. ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
B. Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
C. systemd-boot
systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
D. GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
E. UAC
UAC is a Windows security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system by prompting for permission or administrator approval.
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: UEFI
Target entity description: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.

A. ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
B. Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
C. systemd-boot
systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
D. GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
E. UAC
UAC is the commonly used acronym for the United Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I FCS college football conference in the United States.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	boot firmware standard ⓘ firmware interface specification ⓘ
basedOn	EFI specification ⓘ
compatibleWith	ARM architecture ⓘ Itanium architecture ⓘ linked to: Itanium x86 architecture ⓘ x86-64 architecture ⓘ
configurationInterface	firmware setup utility ⓘ
defines	boot-time services ⓘ firmware file system format (EFI System Partition) ⓘ runtime services ⓘ standard firmware-OS interface ⓘ
domain	computer boot process ⓘ computer firmware ⓘ
enables	OS-independent pre-boot environment ⓘ fast boot mechanisms ⓘ secure boot chain validation ⓘ
feature	boot manager ⓘ boot services ⓘ driver model ⓘ protocol-based interfaces ⓘ runtime services ⓘ
fullName	Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ⓘ linked to: UEFI
governingBody	UEFI Forum ⓘ
introducedAsSuccessorTo	Intel EFI ⓘ linked to: UEFI
predecessor	EFI ⓘ linked to: ROM BIOS
purpose	boot operating systems ⓘ initialize hardware ⓘ
replaces	BIOS ⓘ legacy BIOS ⓘ
securityFeature	Secure Boot ⓘ linked to: verified boot signed bootloaders ⓘ signed firmware drivers ⓘ
standardizedBy	UEFI Forum ⓘ
successorTo	PC BIOS boot process model ⓘ
supports	GPT partitioned disks ⓘ NVRAM variables ⓘ extensible runtime services ⓘ graphical user interfaces ⓘ large boot disks beyond 2 TB ⓘ modular firmware drivers ⓘ mouse input in firmware setup ⓘ network booting ⓘ pre-OS applications ⓘ secure boot ⓘ
typicalImplementationLanguage	C ⓘ
usedOn	desktop computers ⓘ laptop computers ⓘ servers ⓘ some embedded systems ⓘ workstations ⓘ
uses	.efi executable files ⓘ EFI System Partition ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

GNU GRUB → supportsFirmwareInterface → UEFI ⓘ

systemd-boot → supportsPlatform → UEFI ⓘ

verified boot → canBeImplementedBy → UEFI secure boot ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

UEFI → fullName → Unified Extensible Firmware Interface ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

UEFI → introducedAsSuccessorTo → Intel EFI ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

bhyve → supportsBootMethod → UEFI ⓘ

NomadBSD → bootModeSupport → UEFI ⓘ

IBM PC BIOS interface standard → predecessorOf → UEFI firmware interface ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

Unified Kernel Image specification → bootEnvironment → UEFI ⓘ

Unified Kernel Image specification → bootEnvironment → EFI ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

elementary OS → supports → UEFI ⓘ

LBA → usedIn → UEFI firmware ⓘ

subject linked to: LBA (Logical Block Addressing)

linked to: UEFI

Intel-based Mac → supportsFirmwareType → EFI ⓘ

linked to: UEFI

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