GObject
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GObject is the fundamental object system and base class library used by GTK and other GNOME technologies to provide object-oriented features in C.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GObject canonical | 9 |
| GObject type system | 1 |
| GObject type system (via related library GObject) | 1 |
| GObjectClass | 1 |
| G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8608688 — 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: GObject Context triple: [GTK, component, GObject]
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A.
PyGObject
PyGObject is a Python package that provides bindings for GObject-based libraries, enabling Python applications to use the GNOME and GTK+ frameworks through the GObject Introspection system.
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B.
GTK
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, best known for powering applications in the GNOME desktop environment.
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C.
GTK (for graphical interface)
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, particularly on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
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D.
ObjectStudio
ObjectStudio is a commercial Smalltalk development environment and IDE, historically known for its strong Windows integration and enterprise application support.
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E.
NSObject
NSObject is the root base class in Objective-C from which most classes in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch inherit, providing fundamental object behavior such as memory management and message sending.
- 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: GObject Target entity description: GObject is the fundamental object system and base class library used by GTK and other GNOME technologies to provide object-oriented features in C.
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A.
PyGObject
PyGObject is a Python package that provides bindings for GObject-based libraries, enabling Python applications to use the GNOME and GTK+ frameworks through the GObject Introspection system.
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B.
GTK
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, best known for powering applications in the GNOME desktop environment.
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C.
GTK (for graphical interface)
GTK is a widely used open-source toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces, particularly on Linux and other Unix-like operating systems.
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D.
ObjectStudio
ObjectStudio is a commercial Smalltalk development environment and IDE, historically known for its strong Windows integration and enterprise application support.
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E.
NSObject
NSObject is the root base class in Objective-C from which most classes in Cocoa and Cocoa Touch inherit, providing fundamental object behavior such as memory management and message sending.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNOME technology
ⓘ
base class library ⓘ object system ⓘ |
| currentInitializationPattern | automatic type system initialization via GLib ⓘ |
| designedFor |
C language bindings
ⓘ
cross-platform development ⓘ |
| enables | language bindings for higher-level languages ⓘ |
| hasBaseClass |
GObjectClass
ⓘ
linked to:
GObject
|
| hasBaseType | GTypeInstance ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GClosure
ⓘ
GParamSpec ⓘ GSignal ⓘ GType ⓘ GValue ⓘ |
| hasMacro |
G_DECLARE_DERIVABLE_TYPE
ⓘ
linked to:
GLib
G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE ⓘ G_DEFINE_TYPE ⓘ G_OBJECT_CLASS ⓘ G_OBJECT_GET_CLASS ⓘ
linked to:
GObject
|
| initializationFunction | g_type_init (deprecated) ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
GLib 2.x
ⓘ
linked to:
GLib
|
| license |
LGPL
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Lesser General Public License
|
| maintainedBy |
GNOME project
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME community
|
| memoryManagementModel | reference counting with weak references ⓘ |
| partOf | GLib ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| provides | object-oriented features for C ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier ad-hoc object systems in GNOME ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple interfaces
ⓘ
single inheritance of classes ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
inheritance
ⓘ
interfaces ⓘ introspection metadata ⓘ properties ⓘ reference counting ⓘ runtime type information ⓘ signals ⓘ |
| supportsIntrospection | GObject Introspection ⓘ |
| threadingModel | integrated with GLib main loop and threading APIs ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Clutter
ⓘ
GNOME ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME desktop environment
GStreamer ⓘ GTK ⓘ WebKitGTK ⓘ |
| usedFor |
implementing application frameworks
ⓘ
implementing multimedia frameworks ⓘ implementing widget toolkits ⓘ |
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: GObject Description of subject: GObject is the fundamental object system and base class library used by GTK and other GNOME technologies to provide object-oriented features in C.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
GTK (for graphical interface)
linked to: GObject
subject linked to:
GNOME settings daemon
linked to: GObject
subject linked to:
GNOME development library