CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module

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CSS specification W3C Recommendation web standard

The CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines advanced features for styling element backgrounds, borders, and related visual effects on the web.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module canonical	3
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module Level 3	2
Backgrounds and Borders Level 4	1
CSS Backgrounds and Borders Level 3	1
CSS backgrounds and borders	1
CSS masking and clipping	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T679957 — 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: CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
Context triple: [W3C CSS Working Group, standardizes, CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module]

A. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
B. W3C CSS Working Group
The W3C CSS Working Group is the World Wide Web Consortium team responsible for designing and standardizing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for the web.
C. CSS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a style sheet language used to control the presentation and layout of web pages written in HTML or XML.
D. HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
E. WHATWG
WHATWG is a community-driven standards organization that develops and maintains key web technologies, including the living standard for HTML.
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: CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
Target entity description: The CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module is a W3C CSS specification that defines advanced features for styling element backgrounds, borders, and related visual effects on the web.

A. Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web
"Cascading Style Sheets: Designing for the Web" is a foundational book that explains the principles, syntax, and practical use of CSS for creating well-structured, visually consistent web pages.
B. W3C CSS Working Group
The W3C CSS Working Group is the World Wide Web Consortium team responsible for designing and standardizing Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) for the web.
C. CSS
CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a style sheet language used to control the presentation and layout of web pages written in HTML or XML.
D. HTML Living Standard
The HTML Living Standard is the continuously updated, authoritative specification for the HTML language maintained by the WHATWG to define how web content is structured and behaves across browsers.
E. WHATWG
WHATWG is a community-driven standards organization that develops and maintains key web technologies, including the living standard for HTML.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	CSS specification ⓘ W3C Recommendation ⓘ web standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	CSS Backgrounds and Borders Level 3 ⓘ linked to: CSS Backgrounds and Borders Module
appliesTo	HTML elements ⓘ SVG elements ⓘ
defines	background properties ⓘ background shorthand property ⓘ background-attachment property ⓘ background-clip property ⓘ background-color property ⓘ background-image property ⓘ background-origin property ⓘ background-position property ⓘ background-repeat property ⓘ background-size property ⓘ border properties ⓘ border shorthand property ⓘ border-color property ⓘ border-image property ⓘ border-radius property ⓘ border-style property ⓘ border-width property ⓘ box decoration properties ⓘ box-decoration-break property ⓘ box-shadow property ⓘ currentColor keyword usage for borders ⓘ image-rendering property ⓘ outline shorthand property ⓘ outline-color property ⓘ outline-offset property ⓘ outline-style property ⓘ outline-width property ⓘ
hasStatus	W3C Recommendation (Level 3) ⓘ linked to: W3C Recommendation
partOf	CSS3 ⓘ linked to: CSS Level 3 modules Cascading Style Sheets ⓘ linked to: CSS
relatedTo	CSS Box Model ⓘ linked to: CSS CSS Color Module ⓘ CSS Image Values and Replaced Content Module ⓘ linked to: CSS Images Module
standardizedBy	W3C ⓘ linked to: World Wide Web Consortium World Wide Web Consortium ⓘ
supportsFeature	border images ⓘ control of background painting area ⓘ control of background positioning area ⓘ drop shadows on boxes ⓘ multiple background images ⓘ non-rectangular border radii ⓘ rounded corners ⓘ
usedFor	creating visual effects around boxes ⓘ styling element backgrounds on web pages ⓘ styling element borders on web pages ⓘ
version	Level 3 ⓘ

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