AutoResetEvent
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AutoResetEvent is a synchronization primitive in .NET used to manage signaling between threads by automatically resetting its state after releasing a single waiting thread.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| AutoResetEvent canonical | 4 |
| Microsoft Docs: AutoResetEvent Class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897483 — 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: AutoResetEvent Context triple: [System.Threading, containsType, AutoResetEvent]
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A.
Jakarta Concurrency
Jakarta Concurrency is a Jakarta EE specification that defines standardized APIs and mechanisms for managing asynchronous and parallel execution in enterprise Java applications.
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B.
AnyCancellable
AnyCancellable is a type in Apple’s Combine framework that represents a token you can store and use to cancel an active subscription to a publisher.
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C.
NSAutoreleasePool
NSAutoreleasePool is an Objective-C Foundation class that manages the deferred release of objects in manual reference-counted memory management.
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D.
Objeto ativo (Active Object)
Objeto ativo (Active Object) is a seminal concrete art piece by Brazilian artist Willys de Castro that explores the fusion of painting and sculpture through geometric abstraction and viewer interaction.
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E.
WinRT
WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.
- 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: AutoResetEvent Target entity description: AutoResetEvent is a synchronization primitive in .NET used to manage signaling between threads by automatically resetting its state after releasing a single waiting thread.
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A.
Jakarta Concurrency
Jakarta Concurrency is a Jakarta EE specification that defines standardized APIs and mechanisms for managing asynchronous and parallel execution in enterprise Java applications.
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B.
AnyCancellable
AnyCancellable is a type in Apple’s Combine framework that represents a token you can store and use to cancel an active subscription to a publisher.
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C.
NSAutoreleasePool
NSAutoreleasePool is an Objective-C Foundation class that manages the deferred release of objects in manual reference-counted memory management.
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D.
Objeto ativo (Active Object)
Objeto ativo (Active Object) is a seminal concrete art piece by Brazilian artist Willys de Castro that explores the fusion of painting and sculpture through geometric abstraction and viewer interaction.
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E.
WinRT
WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
WaitHandle subclass
ⓘ
class ⓘ |
| assembly |
System.Private.CoreLib (in .NET Core/.NET 5+)
ⓘ
mscorlib (in .NET Framework) ⓘ
linked to:
mscorlib.dll
|
| category |
concurrency control
ⓘ
threading API ⓘ |
| comparedWith | ManualResetEvent ⓘ |
| constructor | AutoResetEvent(bool initialState) ⓘ |
| defaultState | non-signaled unless specified in constructor ⓘ |
| definedIn |
System.Threading namespace
ⓘ
linked to:
System.Threading
|
| differenceFromManualResetEvent |
AutoResetEvent automatically resets after releasing a thread
ⓘ
ManualResetEvent remains signaled until Reset is called ⓘ |
| disposalPattern | implements IDisposable via WaitHandle ⓘ |
| documentation |
Microsoft Docs: AutoResetEvent Class
ⓘ
linked to:
AutoResetEvent
|
| inheritsFrom |
EventWaitHandle
ⓘ
WaitHandle ⓘ |
| introducedFor | thread synchronization ⓘ |
| languageSupport |
C#
ⓘ
linked to:
C# programming language
F# ⓘ VB.NET ⓘ
linked to:
Visual Basic .NET
|
| lifecycle | must be disposed to free underlying OS handle ⓘ |
| method |
Reset()
ⓘ
Set() ⓘ WaitOne() ⓘ WaitOne(TimeSpan timeout) ⓘ WaitOne(int millisecondsTimeout) ⓘ |
| methodInheritedFrom |
WaitHandle.WaitAll(WaitHandle[])
ⓘ
WaitHandle.WaitAny(WaitHandle[]) ⓘ |
| partOf |
.NET (5+) runtime libraries
ⓘ
.NET Core ⓘ .NET Framework ⓘ |
| platform |
Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
ManualResetEvent
ⓘ
Mutex ⓘ SemaphoreSlim ⓘ |
| releases | one waiting thread per Set call ⓘ |
| requires | System.Threading namespace import in C# ⓘ |
| resetBehavior | automatically resets to non-signaled after releasing a single waiting thread ⓘ |
| signalType | auto-reset event ⓘ |
| stateType | signaled or non-signaled ⓘ |
| supports | multiple waiting threads ⓘ |
| threadSafety | thread-safe ⓘ |
| underlyingConcept | kernel event object on most platforms ⓘ |
| usagePattern |
one-to-one signaling
ⓘ
producer-consumer coordination ⓘ |
| usedFor |
blocking and releasing threads
ⓘ
signaling between threads ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: AutoResetEvent Description of subject: AutoResetEvent is a synchronization primitive in .NET used to manage signaling between threads by automatically resetting its state after releasing a single waiting thread.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: AutoResetEvent