CancellationTokenSource
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CancellationTokenSource is a .NET threading utility class that creates and manages cancellation tokens used to signal and coordinate the cancellation of asynchronous or long-running operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CancellationTokenSource canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7897480 — 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: CancellationTokenSource Context triple: [System.Threading, containsType, CancellationTokenSource]
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A.
AnyCancellable
AnyCancellable is a type in Apple’s Combine framework that represents a token you can store and use to cancel an active subscription to a publisher.
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B.
CSTC-A
CSTC-A was a U.S.-led military organization responsible for training, equipping, and developing Afghanistan’s national security forces during the post-2001 intervention.
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C.
CSP (Communicating Sequential Processes)
CSP (Communicating Sequential Processes) is a formal model for describing and analyzing concurrent systems based on independent processes that interact solely through message-passing communication.
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D.
Jakarta Concurrency
Jakarta Concurrency is a Jakarta EE specification that defines standardized APIs and mechanisms for managing asynchronous and parallel execution in enterprise Java applications.
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E.
ThreadSanitizer
ThreadSanitizer is a dynamic analysis tool that detects data races and threading errors in concurrent programs, commonly used within the LLVM/Clang toolchain.
- 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: CancellationTokenSource Target entity description: CancellationTokenSource is a .NET threading utility class that creates and manages cancellation tokens used to signal and coordinate the cancellation of asynchronous or long-running operations.
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A.
AnyCancellable
AnyCancellable is a type in Apple’s Combine framework that represents a token you can store and use to cancel an active subscription to a publisher.
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B.
CSTC-A
CSTC-A was a U.S.-led military organization responsible for training, equipping, and developing Afghanistan’s national security forces during the post-2001 intervention.
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C.
CSP (Communicating Sequential Processes)
CSP (Communicating Sequential Processes) is a formal model for describing and analyzing concurrent systems based on independent processes that interact solely through message-passing communication.
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D.
Jakarta Concurrency
Jakarta Concurrency is a Jakarta EE specification that defines standardized APIs and mechanisms for managing asynchronous and parallel execution in enterprise Java applications.
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E.
ThreadSanitizer
ThreadSanitizer is a dynamic analysis tool that detects data races and threading errors in concurrent programs, commonly used within the LLVM/Clang toolchain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
.NET class
ⓘ
cancellation coordination primitive ⓘ threading utility ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
.NET 5+
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
.NET Core NERFINISHED ⓘ .NET Standard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canLink | multiple CancellationToken instances ⓘ |
| canSchedule | delayed cancellation via CancelAfter ⓘ |
| creates | CancellationToken ⓘ |
| definedIn | System.Threading namespace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMethod |
Cancel()
ⓘ
Cancel(bool) ⓘ CancelAfter(TimeSpan) ⓘ CancelAfter(int) ⓘ CreateLinkedTokenSource(CancellationToken, CancellationToken) ⓘ CreateLinkedTokenSource(CancellationToken[]) ⓘ Dispose() ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
IsCancellationRequested
ⓘ
Token ⓘ Token.CanBeCanceled ⓘ Token.IsCancellationRequested ⓘ |
| hasState |
can be canceled only once
ⓘ
can be disposed ⓘ |
| introducedIn |
.NET Framework 4.0
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
.NET Task Parallel Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
C#
ⓘ
F# NERFINISHED ⓘ VB.NET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onCancel |
causes OperationCanceledException in many Task-based operations
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notifies registered callbacks on associated CancellationToken ⓘ sets IsCancellationRequested to true ⓘ |
| partOf | .NET Base Class Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | IDisposable.Dispose for resource cleanup ⓘ |
| supports |
cooperative cancellation pattern
ⓘ
linked cancellation tokens ⓘ manual cancellation ⓘ time-based cancellation ⓘ |
| threadSafeFor | requesting cancellation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coordinating cancellation across multiple tasks
ⓘ
creating CancellationToken instances ⓘ signaling cancellation of operations ⓘ |
| usedWith |
PLINQ
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parallel class ⓘ Task ⓘ Task.Run NERFINISHED ⓘ Task<TResult> ⓘ TaskFactory NERFINISHED ⓘ async and await ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CancellationTokenSource Description of subject: CancellationTokenSource is a .NET threading utility class that creates and manages cancellation tokens used to signal and coordinate the cancellation of asynchronous or long-running operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.