System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream
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System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream is a .NET class that enables client-side communication over named pipes for inter-process communication on the same machine or across a network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897404 — 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: System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream Context triple: [System.IO, containsType, System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream]
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A.
System.IO.Stream
System.IO.Stream is an abstract base class in .NET that represents a generic sequence of bytes and provides a common interface for reading from and writing to data sources such as files, memory, and network connections.
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B.
System.IO.FileStream
System.IO.FileStream is a .NET class that provides a stream for reading from and writing to files on disk with support for synchronous and asynchronous I/O operations.
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C.
System.IO.BufferedStream
System.IO.BufferedStream is a .NET stream wrapper that adds an in-memory buffer to another stream to improve read and write performance.
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D.
System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient
System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient is a .NET class that provides a simple, high-level API for sending and receiving UDP datagrams over the network.
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E.
System.Net.Security.SslStream
System.Net.Security.SslStream is a .NET class that provides a stream wrapper for implementing SSL/TLS encryption and authentication over network connections.
- 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: System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream Target entity description: System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream is a .NET class that enables client-side communication over named pipes for inter-process communication on the same machine or across a network.
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A.
System.IO.Stream
System.IO.Stream is an abstract base class in .NET that represents a generic sequence of bytes and provides a common interface for reading from and writing to data sources such as files, memory, and network connections.
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B.
System.IO.FileStream
System.IO.FileStream is a .NET class that provides a stream for reading from and writing to files on disk with support for synchronous and asynchronous I/O operations.
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C.
System.IO.BufferedStream
System.IO.BufferedStream is a .NET stream wrapper that adds an in-memory buffer to another stream to improve read and write performance.
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D.
System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient
System.Net.Sockets.UdpClient is a .NET class that provides a simple, high-level API for sending and receiving UDP datagrams over the network.
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E.
System.Net.Security.SslStream
System.Net.Security.SslStream is a .NET class that provides a stream wrapper for implementing SSL/TLS encryption and authentication over network connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET class
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pipe client stream ⓘ reference type ⓘ |
| assembly |
System.Core (in older .NET Framework versions)
ⓘ
linked to:
System.Core.dll
System.IO.Pipes (in .NET Core / .NET 5+) ⓘ
linked to:
System.IO.Pipes
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| baseClass | System.IO.Pipes.PipeStream ⓘ |
| hasConstructor |
NamedPipeClientStream(PipeDirection direction, bool isAsync, bool isConnected, SafePipeHandle safePipeHandle)
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NamedPipeClientStream(string pipeName) ⓘ NamedPipeClientStream(string serverName, string pipeName) ⓘ NamedPipeClientStream(string serverName, string pipeName, PipeDirection direction) ⓘ NamedPipeClientStream(string serverName, string pipeName, PipeDirection direction, PipeOptions options) ⓘ NamedPipeClientStream(string serverName, string pipeName, PipeDirection direction, PipeOptions options, TokenImpersonationLevel impersonationLevel) ⓘ NamedPipeClientStream(string serverName, string pipeName, PipeDirection direction, PipeOptions options, TokenImpersonationLevel impersonationLevel, HandleInheritability inheritability) ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
Connect()
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Connect(int timeout) ⓘ ConnectAsync() ⓘ ConnectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken) ⓘ ConnectAsync(int timeout) ⓘ ConnectAsync(int timeout, CancellationToken cancellationToken) ⓘ RunAsClient(PipeStreamImpersonationWorker impersonationWorker) ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
CanRead
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CanSeek (always false) ⓘ CanWrite ⓘ InBufferSize ⓘ IsConnected ⓘ NumberOfServerInstances ⓘ OutBufferSize ⓘ ReadMode ⓘ SafePipeHandle ⓘ TransmissionMode ⓘ |
| implementsPattern | IDisposable via Stream.Dispose() ⓘ |
| inheritsFrom | System.IO.Stream ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
.NET Framework 3.5
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linked to:
.NET Framework
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| is | unidirectional or duplex depending on PipeDirection ⓘ |
| isClientSideOf | named pipe connection ⓘ |
| namespace | System.IO.Pipes ⓘ |
| platformSupport |
.NET Core cross-platform named pipes (with OS-specific behavior)
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Windows ⓘ |
| requires | a named pipe server to be created before Connect() succeeds ⓘ |
| supports |
asynchronous read and write operations
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cancellation via CancellationToken in async methods ⓘ inter-process communication ⓘ local machine communication ⓘ named pipes ⓘ network communication (where supported by OS) ⓘ synchronous read and write operations ⓘ |
| supportsMode |
PipeDirection.In
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PipeDirection.InOut ⓘ PipeDirection.Out ⓘ |
| supportsOption |
PipeOptions.Asynchronous
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PipeOptions.CurrentUserOnly (on some platforms) ⓘ PipeOptions.WriteThrough ⓘ |
| supportsSecurity | PipeSecurity (on Windows) ⓘ |
| usage | used to read from and write to a named pipe server from client processes ⓘ |
| usedWith | System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeServerStream ⓘ |
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: System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream Description of subject: System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream is a .NET class that enables client-side communication over named pipes for inter-process communication on the same machine or across a network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
System.IO.Pipes.AnonymousPipeClientStream
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distinguishedFrom
→
System.IO.Pipes.NamedPipeClientStream
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