PrintJob API
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PrintJob API is an Android framework component that lets apps manage and monitor individual print tasks, including their status, lifecycle, and interaction with print services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PrintJob API canonical | 2 |
| android.printservice.PrintJob | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8611254 — 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: PrintJob API Context triple: [Android system print framework, hasComponent, PrintJob API]
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A.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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B.
Printworks
Printworks is a large entertainment and leisure complex in Manchester, England, housing cinemas, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs in a former newspaper printing building.
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C.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
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D.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
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E.
PrintDlg
PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
- 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: PrintJob API Target entity description: PrintJob API is an Android framework component that lets apps manage and monitor individual print tasks, including their status, lifecycle, and interaction with print services.
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A.
AirPrint
AirPrint is Apple's wireless printing technology that lets iOS and macOS devices print directly to compatible printers without needing additional drivers or software.
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B.
Printworks
Printworks is a large entertainment and leisure complex in Manchester, England, housing cinemas, bars, restaurants, and nightclubs in a former newspaper printing building.
-
C.
HP ePrint
HP ePrint is a cloud-based mobile printing service from HP that lets users print documents and photos to compatible printers via email or the internet without needing a direct connection.
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D.
Network-aware Print Manager
Network-aware Print Manager is a Windows for Workgroups utility that manages and coordinates printing tasks across networked printers and shared print resources.
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E.
PrintDlg
PrintDlg is a Windows common dialog box API function that displays and manages the standard print dialog for selecting printers and print options.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Android framework API
ⓘ
printing API ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Android app components ⓘ |
| allows |
apps to cancel print jobs
ⓘ
apps to query print job state ⓘ apps to track print progress ⓘ |
| alsoUsableWith | Kotlin ⓘ |
| belongsToPackage | android.print ⓘ |
| category | Android printing and sharing ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
PrintJobInfo
ⓘ
PrintManager ⓘ
linked to:
PrintManager API
|
| documentationURL | https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/PrintJob ⓘ |
| exposes |
methods to cancel a print job
ⓘ
methods to check if a job is cancelled ⓘ methods to check if a job is completed ⓘ methods to check if a job is failed ⓘ methods to get print job info ⓘ |
| interactsWith | print services ⓘ |
| introducedIn | Android 4.4 KitKat printing framework ⓘ |
| lifecyclePhase |
completion
ⓘ
creation ⓘ printing ⓘ spooling ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
manage individual print tasks
ⓘ
monitor individual print tasks ⓘ |
| manages | print job lifecycle ⓘ |
| monitors | print job status ⓘ |
| namespace | android.print ⓘ |
| partOf |
Android printing framework
ⓘ
linked to:
Android system print framework
|
| platform | Android ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Java ⓘ |
| providedBy | Android SDK ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
PrintDocumentAdapter API
ⓘ
PrintManager API ⓘ |
| requires | Android print framework support ⓘ |
| securityModel | subject to Android app permissions and user print settings ⓘ |
| statusType |
blocked
ⓘ
canceled ⓘ completed ⓘ failed ⓘ queued ⓘ started ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Android mobile devices
ⓘ
Android tablets ⓘ |
| tracks | print job state transitions ⓘ |
| usedBy | Android applications ⓘ |
| usedFor | integrating printing into Android apps ⓘ |
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: PrintJob API Description of subject: PrintJob API is an Android framework component that lets apps manage and monitor individual print tasks, including their status, lifecycle, and interaction with print services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.