GetCurrentThread
E724270
GetCurrentThread is a Windows API function that returns a pseudo-handle representing the calling thread, used for thread management operations in the Win32 environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GetCurrentThread canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288294 — 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: GetCurrentThread Context triple: [Kernel32, exportsFunction, GetCurrentThread]
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A.
System.Threading.Thread
System.Threading.Thread is a .NET class that represents and controls a managed thread of execution within an application.
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B.
Thread
Thread is a low-power, IPv6-based wireless mesh networking protocol designed primarily for secure and reliable communication among smart home and IoT devices.
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C.
The Thread
The Thread is a New York Times Magazine feature that unravels complex questions or mysteries through deeply reported, narrative-driven investigations.
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D.
ThreadStart
ThreadStart is a delegate type in .NET used to represent the method that executes on a new thread.
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E.
ThreadSanitizer
ThreadSanitizer is a dynamic analysis tool that detects data races and threading errors in concurrent programs, commonly used within the LLVM/Clang toolchain.
- 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: GetCurrentThread Target entity description: GetCurrentThread is a Windows API function that returns a pseudo-handle representing the calling thread, used for thread management operations in the Win32 environment.
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A.
System.Threading.Thread
System.Threading.Thread is a .NET class that represents and controls a managed thread of execution within an application.
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B.
Thread
Thread is a low-power, IPv6-based wireless mesh networking protocol designed primarily for secure and reliable communication among smart home and IoT devices.
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C.
The Thread
The Thread is a New York Times Magazine feature that unravels complex questions or mysteries through deeply reported, narrative-driven investigations.
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D.
ThreadStart
ThreadStart is a delegate type in .NET used to represent the method that executes on a new thread.
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E.
ThreadSanitizer
ThreadSanitizer is a dynamic analysis tool that detects data races and threading errors in concurrent programs, commonly used within the LLVM/Clang toolchain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Win32 thread function
ⓘ
Windows API function ⓘ |
| availableOnPlatform | Windows ⓘ |
| belongsToLibrary |
Kernel32.dll
ⓘ
linked to:
Kernel32
|
| callingConvention | stdcall ⓘ |
| canBeCalledFrom |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| cannotBeUsedInAnotherProcess | true ⓘ |
| category | thread identification function ⓘ |
| declaredInHeader | windows.h ⓘ |
| definedIn |
Win32 API
ⓘ
Windows API ⓘ
linked to:
Win32 API
|
| exportedBy |
Kernel32.dll
ⓘ
linked to:
Kernel32
|
| handleType | thread handle ⓘ |
| headerLanguage | C ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Win32 multithreading support ⓘ |
| mustNotBeClosedWithCloseHandle | true ⓘ |
| parameterCount | 0 ⓘ |
| pseudoHandle | true ⓘ |
| pseudoHandleMeaning | special constant that refers to the current thread ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
pseudo-handle semantics
ⓘ
thread handle ⓘ |
| relatedFunction |
GetCurrentProcess
ⓘ
GetCurrentThreadId ⓘ OpenThread ⓘ |
| returns |
HANDLE
ⓘ
pseudo-handle to the calling thread ⓘ |
| supportedOn |
Windows 10
ⓘ
Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 2000 ⓘ Windows 7 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows NT family ⓘ
linked to:
Windows NT
Windows Vista ⓘ Windows XP ⓘ |
| takesNoParameters | true ⓘ |
| threadRelated | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
identifying the calling thread in Win32
ⓘ
obtaining a pseudo-handle for the current thread ⓘ thread management operations ⓘ |
| usedWith |
GetThreadPriority
ⓘ
GetThreadTimes ⓘ ResumeThread ⓘ SetThreadAffinityMask ⓘ
linked to:
Windows Threading Model
SetThreadIdealProcessor ⓘ SetThreadPriority ⓘ
linked to:
CreateThread
SuspendThread ⓘ |
| validOnlyInCallingProcess | true ⓘ |
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: GetCurrentThread Description of subject: GetCurrentThread is a Windows API function that returns a pseudo-handle representing the calling thread, used for thread management operations in the Win32 environment.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.