usesInterface
P11686
predicate
Indicates that one entity interacts with or operates another entity through a specified interface or set of interface methods.
All labels observed (18)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| interface | 134 |
| usesInterface canonical | 109 |
| busInterface | 25 |
| usesAPI | 18 |
| supportsUserInterface | 12 |
| interfaceWith | 11 |
| supportsProgrammingInterface | 10 |
| operatorInterface | 7 |
| queryInterface | 6 |
| supportsEnvironmentInterface | 5 |
| kernelInterface | 2 |
| usesMediumDependentInterface | 2 |
| exposesInterfaceVia | 1 |
| registerInterface | 1 |
| stableInterface | 1 |
| usesIDL | 1 |
| usesInterfaceBuilder | 1 |
| usesInterfaceSystem | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: usesInterface
Generated description
Indicates that one entity interacts with or operates another entity through a specified interface or set of interface methods.
Sample triples (347)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
| IEEE 1532 |
IEEE 1149.1 Test Access Port
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 1149.1 JTAG boundary‑scan standard
|
|
AN/TPY-2
linked to:
AN/TPY-2 radar
|
remote control shelter via predicate surface "operatorInterface" ⓘ |
| GNU Debugger | command-line interface ⓘ |
| OpenAI Gym | step function via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| OpenAI Gym | reset function via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| OpenAI Gym | render function via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| OpenAI Gym | seed function via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| 10GBASE-ER | XFI via predicate surface "usesMediumDependentInterface" ⓘ |
| 10GBASE-ER | XAUI via predicate surface "usesMediumDependentInterface" ⓘ |
| Polynomial Root Finder | menu-driven interface via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| MDA | ISA via predicate surface "busInterface" ⓘ |
| AppArmor | /sys/kernel/security/apparmor via predicate surface "kernelInterface" ⓘ |
| Win32 API | yes via predicate surface "stableInterface" ⓘ |
| Desktop Window Manager | DirectX via predicate surface "usesAPI" ⓘ |
| Desktop Window Manager |
Direct3D
via predicate surface "usesAPI"
ⓘ
linked to:
DirectX
|
| Desktop Window Manager | Windows Display Driver Model via predicate surface "usesAPI" ⓘ |
| WD Purple | SATA via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Power Macintosh series |
SCSI (early models)
via predicate surface "interface"
ⓘ
linked to:
SCSI
|
| Power Macintosh series | IDE / ATA (later models) via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Power Macintosh series | ADB via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Power Macintosh series | serial ports via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Power Macintosh series | USB (later G3/G4 models) via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Power Macintosh series |
FireWire (later G3/G4 models)
via predicate surface "interface"
ⓘ
linked to:
IEEE 1394
|
| Computer Command System | Attitude and Articulation Control Subsystem via predicate surface "interfaceWith" ⓘ |
| Computer Command System | Flight Data Subsystem via predicate surface "interfaceWith" ⓘ |
| Computer Command System | science instruments via predicate surface "interfaceWith" ⓘ |
| macOS Cocoa | true via predicate surface "usesInterfaceBuilder" ⓘ |
| GNU Tar | command-line interface via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| GNU Diffutils | command-line interface via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| GNU Wget | command-line interface via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Apple Magic Mouse | Bluetooth wireless via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Apple Desktop Bus Mouse |
Apple Desktop Bus
ⓘ
linked to:
Apple Desktop Bus port
|
| Twiggy floppy drive | proprietary Apple interface via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Macintosh II | SCSI via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Macintosh II | ADB via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| Macintosh II | serial ports via predicate surface "interface" ⓘ |
| HP-UX |
X Window System
via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface"
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
|
| HP-UX | CDE via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface" ⓘ |
| FreeBSD | command-line interface via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface" ⓘ |
| FreeBSD |
X Window System
via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface"
ⓘ
linked to:
X11
|
| FreeBSD |
KDE
via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface"
ⓘ
linked to:
KDE Plasma desktop environment
|
| FreeBSD |
GNOME
via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface"
ⓘ
linked to:
GNOME desktop environment
|
| FreeBSD | Xfce via predicate surface "supportsUserInterface" ⓘ |
| Stable Baselines | OpenAI Gym via predicate surface "supportsEnvironmentInterface" ⓘ |
| Stable Baselines | Gymnasium via predicate surface "supportsEnvironmentInterface" ⓘ |
| RLlib | OpenAI Gym via predicate surface "supportsEnvironmentInterface" ⓘ |
| RLlib | Gymnasium via predicate surface "supportsEnvironmentInterface" ⓘ |
| RLlib | PettingZoo via predicate surface "supportsEnvironmentInterface" ⓘ |
| E-UTRAN | LTE air interface ⓘ |
| E-UTRAN | S1 interface ⓘ |