Win32 API

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Windows API family application programming interface software development platform

Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
Win32 API canonical 40
Win32 24
Windows API 21

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Windows API family ⓘ
application programming interface ⓘ
software development platform ⓘ
abstractionLevel low-level ⓘ
accessModel unmanaged code ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API

Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
callConvention stdcall ⓘ
callingStyle procedural API ⓘ
component Advapi32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API

Comdlg32 ⓘ
Gdi32 ⓘ
Kernel32 ⓘ
Ole32 ⓘ
linked to: Windows Script Components

Shell32 ⓘ
User32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API

Ws2_32 ⓘ
designGoal backward compatibility across Windows versions ⓘ
developer Microsoft ⓘ
distribution Windows SDK ⓘ
documentation Microsoft Learn ⓘ
linked to: Microsoft Docs
headerFile windows.h ⓘ
introducedWith Windows 95 ⓘ
Windows NT ⓘ
license proprietary ⓘ
operatingSystem Microsoft Windows ⓘ
linked to: Windows
partOf Microsoft Windows operating system ⓘ
linked to: Windows
predecessor Win16 API ⓘ
primaryLanguageBinding C ⓘ
programmingLanguage C ⓘ
provides file system access functions ⓘ
graphics device interface (GDI) functions ⓘ
interprocess communication mechanisms ⓘ
low-level access to Windows operating system ⓘ
memory management functions ⓘ
message loop and event handling ⓘ
networking functions ⓘ
process and thread management functions ⓘ
registry access functions ⓘ
security and access control functions ⓘ
user input handling ⓘ
window management functions ⓘ
relatedTo .NET Framework ⓘ
Universal Windows Platform ⓘ
Windows Runtime (WinRT) ⓘ
linked to: WinRT
stableInterface yes ⓘ
supports ANSI character functions ⓘ
Unicode character functions ⓘ
supportsArchitecture 32-bit ⓘ
64-bit ⓘ
supportsLanguageBinding C# (via P/Invoke) ⓘ
C++ ⓘ
Delphi ⓘ
linked to: Delphi (programming language)

Visual Basic ⓘ
other .NET languages (via P/Invoke) ⓘ
targetPlatform Win32 subsystem ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API

Windows desktop ⓘ
linked to: Windows Shell
usedFor developing device and system management tools ⓘ
developing games ⓘ
developing native Windows desktop applications ⓘ
developing system utilities ⓘ

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Referenced by (106)

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

Windows → supportsAPI → Win32 API ⓘ
WinUI → supportsAppModel → Win32 desktop ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
ActiveX → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows 98 → supportsApi → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows 95 → supports → Win32 API ⓘ
Win32 API → alsoKnownAs → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Win32 API → alsoKnownAs → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Win32 API → targetPlatform → Win32 subsystem ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Win32 API → component → User32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Win32 API → component → Advapi32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows NT → supports → Win32 API ⓘ
MinGW → target → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows 32-bit → supports → Win32 API ⓘ
Visual Component Library → basedOn → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
COM → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
SlimBrowser (legacy versions) → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Microsoft APIs → includes → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Microsoft APIs → includes → Win32 API ⓘ
MSMQ → accessedVia → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows services → usesAPI → Windows Service API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Explorer.exe → interactsWith → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows Search → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows Registry → accessedBy → Win32 API ⓘ
Win16 API → successor → Win32 API ⓘ
Gdi32 → partOf → Win32 API ⓘ
Kernel32 → partOf → Win32 API ⓘ
Comdlg32 → partOf → Win32 API ⓘ
Comdlg32 → supportsProgrammingModel → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Ws2_32 → languageBinding → C API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows SDK → targetPlatform → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows SDK → targetPlatform → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
DirectPlay → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Video for Windows → usesLibrary → Microsoft Windows APIs ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
DirectShow → platform → Win32 ⓘ
subject linked to: DS
linked to: Win32 API
GTK → supportsPlatform → Microsoft Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
GTK → supportsPlatform → Microsoft Windows API ⓘ
subject linked to: GTK (for graphical interface)
linked to: Win32 API
Microsoft Foundation Classes → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Microsoft Foundation Classes → relatedTo → Win32 API ⓘ
ObjectStudio → supportsIntegrationWith → Windows APIs ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
TForm → interactsWith → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows core technologies → includesComponent → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows CryptoAPI → libraryType → Win32 API ⓘ
Windows Event Log → accessibleVia → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Microsoft Windows games → mayUse → Win32 API ⓘ
Service Control Manager → exposesFunctionalityVia → Win32 service APIs ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
WSC → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows Portable Devices API → category → Windows API ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
Windows Process Model → exposedThrough → Win32 API ⓘ
HKEY_CURRENT_USER → modifiableBy → Windows APIs ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API
SelectObject → platform → Win32 ⓘ
linked to: Win32 API