LoadLibrary
E724276
LoadLibrary is a Windows API function that dynamically loads a DLL into a process’s address space so its exported functions can be used at runtime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LoadLibrary canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288307 — 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: LoadLibrary Context triple: [Kernel32, exportsFunction, LoadLibrary]
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A.
importlib
importlib is a Python standard library module that provides the implementation of the import mechanism, allowing programs to dynamically import and manage modules.
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B.
dynamic loader (ld-linux)
dynamic loader (ld-linux) is the GNU C Library component responsible for loading and linking shared libraries at program startup and runtime on GNU/Linux systems.
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C.
LIBD
LIBD is the ICAO airport code for Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, the main international airport serving the city of Bari in southern Italy.
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D.
Kernel32
Kernel32 is a core Windows system library that provides fundamental kernel-level functions for process, memory, and thread management in the Win32 API.
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E.
libSystem
libSystem is the core system library in Darwin-based operating systems (like macOS and iOS), providing fundamental C runtime, POSIX, and low-level system interfaces used by nearly all user-space programs.
- 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: LoadLibrary Target entity description: LoadLibrary is a Windows API function that dynamically loads a DLL into a process’s address space so its exported functions can be used at runtime.
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A.
importlib
importlib is a Python standard library module that provides the implementation of the import mechanism, allowing programs to dynamically import and manage modules.
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B.
dynamic loader (ld-linux)
dynamic loader (ld-linux) is the GNU C Library component responsible for loading and linking shared libraries at program startup and runtime on GNU/Linux systems.
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C.
LIBD
LIBD is the ICAO airport code for Bari Karol Wojtyła Airport, the main international airport serving the city of Bari in southern Italy.
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D.
Kernel32
Kernel32 is a core Windows system library that provides fundamental kernel-level functions for process, memory, and thread management in the Win32 API.
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E.
libSystem
libSystem is the core system library in Darwin-based operating systems (like macOS and iOS), providing fundamental C runtime, POSIX, and low-level system interfaces used by nearly all user-space programs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Windows API function
ⓘ
dynamic linking function ⓘ |
| callingConvention | stdcall ⓘ |
| category | process and module management API ⓘ |
| characterEncodingVariant |
LoadLibraryA is ANSI version
ⓘ
LoadLibraryW is Unicode version ⓘ |
| definedIn | Win32 API ⓘ |
| definedInHeader | windows.h ⓘ |
| effect | maps a specified DLL module into the address space of the calling process ⓘ |
| errorReporting | GetLastError ⓘ |
| failureCondition |
dependency DLL missing
ⓘ
insufficient address space ⓘ insufficient memory ⓘ specified DLL is not a valid Win32 application ⓘ specified DLL not found ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| library | Kernel32.dll ⓘ |
| minimumVersion | available since early versions of Win32 ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| parameter | LPCSTR lpLibFileName ⓘ |
| parameterDescription | lpLibFileName specifies the name of the module to load ⓘ |
| platform |
Win32
ⓘ
linked to:
Win32 API
Win64 ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | dynamically load a DLL into a process address space ⓘ |
| referenceCounting | increments module reference count ⓘ |
| relatedFunction |
LoadLibraryA
ⓘ
LoadLibraryEx ⓘ LoadLibraryW ⓘ |
| returns |
HMODULE handle to the loaded module on success
ⓘ
NULL on failure ⓘ |
| searches | DLL search path defined by Windows ⓘ |
| securityConsideration | DLL search order can lead to DLL preloading attacks ⓘ |
| securityMitigation |
use SetDefaultDllDirectories or AddDllDirectory
ⓘ
use fully qualified paths to DLLs ⓘ |
| supports |
absolute DLL path
ⓘ
loading delay-loaded modules manually ⓘ relative DLL path ⓘ |
| threadSafety | not inherently thread-safe for concurrent loads of same module name ⓘ |
| unloadCondition | module unloaded when reference count reaches zero ⓘ |
| unloadMechanism | FreeLibrary decrements module reference count ⓘ |
| usagePattern | load DLL then retrieve exported function addresses at runtime ⓘ |
| usedIn |
applications requiring optional or late-bound features
ⓘ
plugin architectures ⓘ runtime extensibility systems ⓘ |
| usedWith |
FreeLibrary
ⓘ
GetProcAddress ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LoadLibrary Description of subject: LoadLibrary is a Windows API function that dynamically loads a DLL into a process’s address space so its exported functions can be used at runtime.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.