UEFI
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UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| UEFI canonical | 2 |
| Intel EFI | 1 |
| UEFI secure boot | 1 |
| Unified Extensible Firmware Interface | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792497 — 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: UEFI Context triple: [GNU GRUB, supportsFirmwareInterface, UEFI]
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A.
ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
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B.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
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C.
systemd-boot
systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
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D.
GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
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E.
UAC
UAC is a Windows security feature that helps prevent unauthorized changes to the operating system by prompting for permission or administrator approval.
- 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: UEFI Target entity description: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.
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A.
ROM BIOS
ROM BIOS is the built-in firmware in early IBM PCs that initializes hardware and provides low-level services for loading and running operating systems.
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B.
Windows Boot Manager
Windows Boot Manager is a Microsoft utility that initializes and selects installed operating systems during the startup process on Windows-based computers.
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C.
systemd-boot
systemd-boot is a simple, UEFI-only boot manager from the systemd project that loads and starts Linux kernels and other EFI executables.
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D.
GNU GRUB
GNU GRUB is a widely used open-source bootloader that allows users to select and load different operating systems and kernels at startup.
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E.
UAC
UAC is the commonly used acronym for the United Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I FCS college football conference in the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
boot firmware standard
ⓘ
firmware interface specification ⓘ |
| basedOn | EFI specification ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
ARM architecture
ⓘ
Itanium ⓘ
surface form:
Itanium architecture
x86 architecture ⓘ x86-64 architecture ⓘ |
| configurationInterface | firmware setup utility ⓘ |
| defines |
boot-time services
ⓘ
firmware file system format (EFI System Partition) ⓘ runtime services ⓘ standard firmware-OS interface ⓘ |
| domain |
computer boot process
ⓘ
computer firmware ⓘ |
| enables |
OS-independent pre-boot environment
ⓘ
fast boot mechanisms ⓘ secure boot chain validation ⓘ |
| feature |
boot manager
ⓘ
boot services ⓘ driver model ⓘ protocol-based interfaces ⓘ runtime services ⓘ |
| fullName |
UEFI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
|
| governingBody | UEFI Forum ⓘ |
| introducedAsSuccessorTo |
UEFI
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Intel EFI
|
| predecessor |
ROM BIOS
ⓘ
surface form:
EFI
|
| purpose |
boot operating systems
ⓘ
initialize hardware ⓘ |
| replaces |
BIOS
ⓘ
legacy BIOS ⓘ |
| securityFeature |
verified boot
ⓘ
surface form:
Secure Boot
signed bootloaders ⓘ signed firmware drivers ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | UEFI Forum ⓘ |
| successorTo | PC BIOS boot process model ⓘ |
| supports |
GPT partitioned disks
ⓘ
NVRAM variables ⓘ extensible runtime services ⓘ graphical user interfaces ⓘ large boot disks beyond 2 TB ⓘ modular firmware drivers ⓘ mouse input in firmware setup ⓘ network booting ⓘ pre-OS applications ⓘ secure boot ⓘ |
| typicalImplementationLanguage | C ⓘ |
| usedOn |
desktop computers
ⓘ
laptop computers ⓘ servers ⓘ some embedded systems ⓘ workstations ⓘ |
| uses |
.efi executable files
ⓘ
EFI System Partition ⓘ |
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: UEFI Description of subject: UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) is a modern, programmable firmware standard that initializes hardware and boots operating systems, replacing the legacy BIOS on most contemporary computers.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UEFI secure boot
this entity surface form:
Unified Extensible Firmware Interface
this entity surface form:
Intel EFI