WinRT

E182253

Windows API application platform software framework

WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Windows Runtime	8
Windows Runtime (WinRT)	2
.NET for UWP	1
WinRT canonical	1
WinRT APIs	1
WinRT components	1
Windows Runtime (later versions)	1
Windows Runtime API	1
Windows Runtime API surface	1
Windows Runtime XAML	1
Windows Runtime components	1
Windows Store apps	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1610661 — 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: WinRT
Context triple: [WinUI, supportsLanguageProjection, WinRT]

A. WinUI
WinUI is Microsoft's modern native user interface framework for building Windows desktop applications with Fluent Design.
B. Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
C. Universal Windows Platform
Universal Windows Platform is Microsoft's application development framework that enables building and distributing apps across a wide range of Windows devices with a unified API and app model.
D. Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation is a Microsoft UI framework for building rich, desktop client applications on Windows using XAML and .NET.
E. Windows Phone
Windows Phone is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones, featuring a distinctive tile-based user interface and integration with Microsoft services.
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: WinRT
Target entity description: WinRT (Windows Runtime) is Microsoft’s modern application platform and API surface that underpins Windows Store and Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps, enabling language projections across multiple programming languages.

A. WinUI
WinUI is Microsoft's modern native user interface framework for building Windows desktop applications with Fluent Design.
B. Windows RT
Windows RT is a tablet-focused edition of Microsoft's Windows operating system designed to run on ARM-based devices and limited to apps from the Windows Store.
C. Universal Windows Platform
Universal Windows Platform is Microsoft's application development framework that enables building and distributing apps across a wide range of Windows devices with a unified API and app model.
D. Windows Presentation Foundation
Windows Presentation Foundation is a Microsoft UI framework for building rich, desktop client applications on Windows using XAML and .NET.
E. Windows Phone
Windows Phone is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by Microsoft for smartphones, featuring a distinctive tile-based user interface and integration with Microsoft services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Windows API ⓘ application platform ⓘ software framework ⓘ
abbreviation	WinRT self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Windows Runtime
APIStyle	component-based API ⓘ
architecture	metadata-based type system ⓘ
basedOn	Component Object Model ⓘ
developer	Microsoft ⓘ
exposes	WinRT self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Windows Runtime components
feature	COM-based binary interface ⓘ XAML UI framework integration ⓘ asynchronous programming model ⓘ capability-based security ⓘ language projection ⓘ sandboxed app model ⓘ
fullName	WinRT self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Windows Runtime
introducedWith	Windows 8 ⓘ
languageProjection	.NET Framework ⓘ surface form: .NET C# programming language ⓘ surface form: C# C++ ⓘ C++/CX ⓘ C++/WinRT ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ Visual Basic .NET ⓘ
namespacePrefix	Windows ⓘ surface form: Windows.
operatingSystem	Windows 10 ⓘ Windows 11 ⓘ Windows 8 ⓘ Windows 8.1 ⓘ
primaryUIFramework	XAML ⓘ
providesAPIFor	background tasks ⓘ file system access ⓘ networking ⓘ notifications ⓘ sensors ⓘ
relation	successor to many classic Win32 APIs for modern apps ⓘ underpins UWP API surface ⓘ
securityModel	app container ⓘ
supports	UWP apps ⓘ Universal Windows Platform ⓘ surface form: Universal Windows Platform apps Windows Phone 8.1 apps ⓘ Microsoft Store ⓘ surface form: Windows Store apps
supportsDistributionChannel	Microsoft Store ⓘ
supportsProgrammingModel	async/await ⓘ event-driven programming ⓘ
targetPlatform	Universal Windows Platform ⓘ Microsoft Store ⓘ surface form: Windows Store
usesMetadataFormat	.winmd files ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (20)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

WinUI → supportsLanguageProjection → WinRT ⓘ

Surface RT → supports → WinRT ⓘ

this entity surface form: Windows Store apps

Windows Phone → platform → WinRT ⓘ

this entity surface form: Windows Runtime (later versions)

Win32 API → relatedTo → WinRT ⓘ

this entity surface form: Windows Runtime (WinRT)

Universal Windows Platform → predecessor → WinRT ⓘ