XPointer
E543047
XPointer is a W3C specification that extends XPath to allow precise addressing and linking to specific parts or fragments within XML documents.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XPointer canonical | 7 |
| XML Pointer Language | 1 |
| XPointer Framework | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5767348 — 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: XPointer Context triple: [XPath, usedWith, XPointer]
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A.
XPath
XPath is a query language used to navigate and select nodes in XML documents based on their structure and content.
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B.
XLink
XLink is an XML standard that extends basic linking capabilities by enabling rich, multidirectional, and metadata-enhanced hyperlinks between resources.
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C.
XQuery
XQuery is a functional query and programming language designed for extracting and manipulating data from XML documents and related data sources.
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D.
XPath 2.0
XPath 2.0 is an enhanced version of the XML path language that adds richer data types, functions, and expression capabilities for querying and manipulating XML documents.
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E.
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model)
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model) is the formal, abstract data model that defines the types and structures of data processed by XQuery and XPath expressions.
- 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: XPointer Target entity description: XPointer is a W3C specification that extends XPath to allow precise addressing and linking to specific parts or fragments within XML documents.
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A.
XPath
XPath is a query language used to navigate and select nodes in XML documents based on their structure and content.
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B.
XLink
XLink is an XML standard that extends basic linking capabilities by enabling rich, multidirectional, and metadata-enhanced hyperlinks between resources.
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C.
XQuery
XQuery is a functional query and programming language designed for extracting and manipulating data from XML documents and related data sources.
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D.
XPath 2.0
XPath 2.0 is an enhanced version of the XML path language that adds richer data types, functions, and expression capabilities for querying and manipulating XML documents.
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E.
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model)
XDM (XQuery and XPath Data Model) is the formal, abstract data model that defines the types and structures of data processed by XQuery and XPath expressions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
W3C specification
ⓘ
XML addressing language ⓘ |
| abbreviation | XPointer ⓘ |
| allows |
multiple fragment references in a single expression
ⓘ
namespace-aware fragment addressing ⓘ |
| category |
Web standard
ⓘ
XML specification ⓘ |
| conformsTo | URI fragment identifier model ⓘ |
| designedFor | XML documents ⓘ |
| developedFor | web-based document linking ⓘ |
| documentType | technical specification ⓘ |
| domain |
markup languages
ⓘ
web technologies ⓘ |
| enables |
addressing of non-contiguous XML content ranges
ⓘ
context-sensitive XML fragment identification ⓘ |
| extends | XPath ⓘ |
| fullName |
XML Pointer Language
ⓘ
linked to:
XPointer
|
| granularity | sub-resource addressing in XML ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
XPointer Framework
ⓘ
linked to:
XPointer
element() scheme ⓘ xmlns() scheme ⓘ xpointer() scheme ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
XML family of technologies
ⓘ
linked to:
XML technology stack
|
| operatesOn | XML document tree structure ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
linking to specific fragments within XML documents
ⓘ
precise addressing of parts of XML documents ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
XLink
ⓘ
XML ⓘ XPath ⓘ |
| standardizedBy |
W3C
ⓘ
linked to:
World Wide Web Consortium
World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ |
| status | W3C Recommendation ⓘ |
| supports |
addressing of attributes in XML
ⓘ
addressing of elements in XML ⓘ addressing of points in XML content ⓘ addressing of ranges in XML content ⓘ fragment identifiers for XML resources ⓘ |
| syntaxBasedOn | XPath expressions ⓘ |
| target |
XML attributes
ⓘ
XML elements ⓘ XML text nodes ⓘ |
| useCase |
fine-grained hyperlinking in XML
ⓘ
linking into XML-based document formats ⓘ referencing specific XML fragments on the Web ⓘ |
| usedWith |
XLink hyperlinks
ⓘ
linked to:
XLink
|
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: XPointer Description of subject: XPointer is a W3C specification that extends XPath to allow precise addressing and linking to specific parts or fragments within XML documents.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: XPointer