URLSearchParams interface
E241267
The URLSearchParams interface is a web API that provides convenient methods to create, read, and manipulate the query string parameters of a URL.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| URLSearchParams interface canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2179507 — 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: URLSearchParams interface Context triple: [URL Standard, defines, URLSearchParams interface]
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A.
URL Standard
The URL Standard is a technical specification by the WHATWG that defines how URLs are parsed, processed, and handled consistently across web browsers and platforms.
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B.
Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI)
The Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is an old browser plugin framework that enabled third-party extensions like media players and Java applets to run inside web browsers before being largely deprecated for security and compatibility reasons.
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C.
UR Browser
UR Browser is a Chromium-based web browser focused on user privacy, security, and customization features.
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D.
Iron Browser
Iron Browser is a Chromium-based web browser focused on enhancing user privacy and security by stripping out many of Google Chrome’s tracking and data-collection features.
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E.
Colibri Browser
Colibri Browser is a minimalist web browser focused on speed and simplicity, built on the Blink rendering engine.
- 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: URLSearchParams interface Target entity description: The URLSearchParams interface is a web API that provides convenient methods to create, read, and manipulate the query string parameters of a URL.
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A.
URL Standard
The URL Standard is a technical specification by the WHATWG that defines how URLs are parsed, processed, and handled consistently across web browsers and platforms.
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B.
Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI)
The Netscape Plugin Application Programming Interface (NPAPI) is an old browser plugin framework that enabled third-party extensions like media players and Java applets to run inside web browsers before being largely deprecated for security and compatibility reasons.
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C.
UR Browser
UR Browser is a Chromium-based web browser focused on user privacy, security, and customization features.
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D.
Iron Browser
Iron Browser is a Chromium-based web browser focused on enhancing user privacy and security by stripping out many of Google Chrome’s tracking and data-collection features.
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E.
Colibri Browser
Colibri Browser is a minimalist web browser focused on speed and simplicity, built on the Blink rendering engine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
URL standard interface
ⓘ
Web API interface ⓘ |
| associatedProperty | URL.searchParams ⓘ |
| associatedWith | URL interface ⓘ |
| availableIn |
WorkerGlobalScope
ⓘ
surface form:
WindowOrWorkerGlobalScope
|
| behavior |
append does not remove existing parameters with same name
ⓘ
delete removes all values for a given name ⓘ get returns first value for a given name ⓘ getAll returns all values for a given name ⓘ set replaces existing parameters with same name ⓘ |
| category | URL and Location APIs ⓘ |
| constructorSignature |
new URLSearchParams()
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new URLSearchParams(init: Record<string, string>) ⓘ new URLSearchParams(init: URLSearchParams) ⓘ new URLSearchParams(init: string) ⓘ new URLSearchParams(init: string[][]) ⓘ |
| definedInSpecification | URL Standard ⓘ |
| encodes |
query parameter names using application/x-www-form-urlencoded rules
ⓘ
query parameter values using application/x-www-form-urlencoded rules ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Node.js
ⓘ
surface form:
Node.js global scope
Window ⓘ Worker ⓘ |
| implements | iterable of [name, value] pairs ⓘ |
| introducedFor | manipulating URL query strings ⓘ |
| method |
append(name, value)
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delete(name) ⓘ entries() ⓘ forEach(callback, thisArg?) ⓘ get(name) ⓘ getAll(name) ⓘ has(name) ⓘ keys() ⓘ set(name, value) ⓘ sort() ⓘ toString() ⓘ values() ⓘ |
| normalizes | space characters as + in query strings ⓘ |
| partOf |
Web APIs
ⓘ
surface form:
URL API
Web APIs ⓘ |
| stringRepresentation | query string without leading ? ⓘ |
| supports |
iteration with for...of
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multiple values for the same parameter name ⓘ |
| supportsEnvironment |
Node.js
ⓘ
Web workers ⓘ
surface form:
Web Workers
browsers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
creating query strings
ⓘ
deleting query parameters ⓘ reading query parameters ⓘ updating query parameters ⓘ |
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: URLSearchParams interface Description of subject: The URLSearchParams interface is a web API that provides convenient methods to create, read, and manipulate the query string parameters of a URL.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.