OpenGL
E116587
OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
All labels observed (32)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OpenGL canonical | 44 |
| OpenGL 4.5 | 3 |
| OpenGL 2.0 | 2 |
| Open Graphics Library | 1 |
| OpenGL (via Xgl/indirect methods, depending on setup) | 1 |
| OpenGL (via later extensions and drivers) | 1 |
| OpenGL (via wgpu) | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.0 | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.1 | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.2 | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.3 | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.4 | 1 |
| OpenGL 1.5 | 1 |
| OpenGL 2.1 | 1 |
| OpenGL 3.0 | 1 |
| OpenGL 3.1 | 1 |
| OpenGL 3.2 | 1 |
| OpenGL 3.3 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.0 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.1 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.2 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.3 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.4 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.6 | 1 |
| OpenGL 4.x | 1 |
| OpenGL design and implementation | 1 |
| OpenGL extensions | 1 |
| OpenGL graphics API | 1 |
| OpenGL interoperability | 1 |
| OpenGL on Mac OS X | 1 |
| OpenGL specification extensions | 1 |
| glNext | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T986374 — 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: OpenGL Context triple: [SGI, developed, OpenGL]
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A.
Metal graphics API
Metal graphics API is Apple’s low-level, high-performance framework for 3D graphics and GPU-accelerated computing on its devices.
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B.
DirectX
DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Microsoft that enables high-performance handling of graphics, sound, and other multimedia tasks, especially for games, on Windows platforms.
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C.
GLC
GLC is a Chicago-based rapper and longtime Kanye West collaborator known for his appearances on early Kanye albums and his affiliation with the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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D.
GLC
The GLC is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Mercedes-Benz, positioned as one of the brand’s core premium utility vehicles.
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E.
GLC
GLC is the National Rail station code for Glasgow Central, a major railway terminus in Glasgow, Scotland.
- 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: OpenGL Target entity description: OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
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A.
Metal graphics API
Metal graphics API is Apple’s low-level, high-performance framework for 3D graphics and GPU-accelerated computing on its devices.
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B.
DirectX
DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces (APIs) developed by Microsoft that enables high-performance handling of graphics, sound, and other multimedia tasks, especially for games, on Windows platforms.
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C.
GLC
GLC is a Chicago-based rapper and longtime Kanye West collaborator known for his appearances on early Kanye albums and his affiliation with the G.O.O.D. Music collective.
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D.
GLC
The GLC is a compact luxury crossover SUV produced by Mercedes-Benz, positioned as one of the brand’s core premium utility vehicles.
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E.
GLC
GLC is the National Rail station code for Glasgow Central, a major railway terminus in Glasgow, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (84)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
application programming interface
ⓘ
cross-platform software standard ⓘ graphics API ⓘ |
| abbreviation | OpenGL self-link ⓘ |
| APIStyle | state machine ⓘ |
| competesWith |
DirectX
ⓘ
surface form:
Direct3D
Metal ⓘ |
| designedFor | real-time rendering ⓘ |
| designGoal |
hardware abstraction
ⓘ
portability ⓘ |
| domain | computer graphics ⓘ |
| fullName |
OpenGL
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Open Graphics Library
|
| governedBy | Khronos Group ⓘ |
| hasExtensionMechanism |
OpenGL
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL extensions
|
| hasVersion |
OpenGL
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.0
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.1
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.2
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.3
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.4
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 1.5
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 2.0
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 2.1
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 3.0
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 3.1
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 3.2
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 3.3
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.0
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.1
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.2
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.3
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.4
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.5
OpenGL self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
OpenGL 4.6
|
| initialReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| introducedBy |
SGI
ⓘ
surface form:
Silicon Graphics
|
| languageBinding |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ Java ⓘ Python ⓘ many programming languages ⓘ |
| license | open standard specification ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Khronos Group ⓘ |
| platform | cross-platform ⓘ |
| previouslyManagedBy |
SGI
ⓘ
surface form:
Silicon Graphics
|
| relatedStandard |
OpenGL ES
ⓘ
Vulkan ⓘ WebGL ⓘ |
| requires | GPU driver support ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Linux
ⓘ
UNIX-like systems ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Khronos Group ⓘ |
| supports |
2D graphics rendering
ⓘ
3D graphics rendering ⓘ vector graphics ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
blending
ⓘ
compute shaders ⓘ depth testing ⓘ display lists ⓘ fixed-function pipeline ⓘ fragment shaders ⓘ framebuffer objects ⓘ geometry shaders ⓘ hardware acceleration ⓘ multisampling ⓘ programmable pipeline ⓘ shaders ⓘ stencil testing ⓘ tessellation shaders ⓘ texture mapping ⓘ vertex buffer objects ⓘ vertex shaders ⓘ |
| supportsProfile |
compatibility profile
ⓘ
core profile ⓘ |
| type |
cross-language API
ⓘ
cross-platform API ⓘ |
| usedIn |
CAD applications
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professional visualization ⓘ scientific visualization ⓘ simulations ⓘ video games ⓘ virtual reality applications ⓘ |
| usesCoordinateSystem | right-handed by convention ⓘ |
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: OpenGL Description of subject: OpenGL is a cross-language, cross-platform application programming interface (API) for rendering 2D and 3D vector graphics, widely used in games, simulations, and professional visualization.
Referenced by (78)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
OpenGL (via Xgl/indirect methods, depending on setup)
this entity surface form:
OpenGL interoperability
this entity surface form:
OpenGL 4.5
subject surface form:
Mutter
subject surface form:
Nvidia Maxwell
this entity surface form:
OpenGL 2.0