IID
E701324
IID (Interface Identifier) is a globally unique identifier used in Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) to distinguish and reference specific interfaces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IID canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7894804 — 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: IID Context triple: [Component Object Model, usesIdentifier, IID]
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A.
IDA
IDA is a standardized docking interface used on the International Space Station to enable visiting spacecraft to safely dock and transfer crew and cargo.
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B.
IDA
IDA is the International Development Association, the World Bank Group’s fund that provides concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries.
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C.
IED
IED is the Independent Evaluation Department, an autonomous body that assesses and reports on the performance and effectiveness of an organization’s policies, programs, and operations.
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D.
SID
SID is the IATA airport code for Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport on Sal Island in Cape Verde.
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E.
RID
RID is the standard abbreviation for the Royal Institute Dictionary, the authoritative Thai language dictionary compiled by the Royal Institute of Thailand.
- 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: IID Target entity description: IID (Interface Identifier) is a globally unique identifier used in Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) to distinguish and reference specific interfaces.
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A.
IDA
IDA is a standardized docking interface used on the International Space Station to enable visiting spacecraft to safely dock and transfer crew and cargo.
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B.
IDA
IDA is the International Development Association, the World Bank Group’s fund that provides concessional loans and grants to the world’s poorest countries.
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C.
IED
IED is the Independent Evaluation Department, an autonomous body that assesses and reports on the performance and effectiveness of an organization’s policies, programs, and operations.
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D.
SID
SID is the IATA airport code for Amílcar Cabral International Airport, the main airport on Sal Island in Cape Verde.
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E.
RID
RID is the standard abbreviation for the Royal Institute Dictionary, the authoritative Thai language dictionary compiled by the Royal Institute of Thailand.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
COM interface identifier
ⓘ
GUID ⓘ |
| abbreviationOf | Interface Identifier ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlatform | Windows ⓘ |
| category |
Microsoft technology concept
ⓘ
software identifier ⓘ |
| definedIn |
COM type library
ⓘ
IDL file ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| formatExample | {00000000-0000-0000-C000-000000000046} ⓘ |
| fullName | Interface Identifier ⓘ |
| hasType | 128-bit identifier ⓘ |
| identifierFor | COM interface ⓘ |
| namingConvention | often exposed as extern const IID variables in C++ headers ⓘ |
| purpose |
to distinguish COM interfaces from each other
ⓘ
to enable interface querying in COM ⓘ to uniquely identify a COM interface ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
CLSID
ⓘ
LIBID ⓘ REFIID ⓘ |
| representedAs | GUID string ⓘ |
| scope | global uniqueness ⓘ |
| storage | stored in registry via type libraries ⓘ |
| usedByFunction | QueryInterface ⓘ |
| usedByMechanism | COM interface negotiation ⓘ |
| usedIn |
.NET COM interop
ⓘ
COM+ ⓘ Component Object Model ⓘ |
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: IID Description of subject: IID (Interface Identifier) is a globally unique identifier used in Microsoft's Component Object Model (COM) to distinguish and reference specific interfaces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.