C++ standard library

E72067

software library standard library

The C++ standard library is a collection of ready-made classes and functions that provide core utilities such as containers, algorithms, input/output, and threading support for C++ programs.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
C++ Standard Template Library	2
C++ standard library canonical	2
Standard Template Library	2
libc++	2
C++ library components	1
C++ standard library ecosystem	1
STL (Standard Template Library)	1
libstdc++	1
standard template library	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T575231 — 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: C++ standard library
Context triple: [C++, hasStandardLibrary, C++ standard library]

A. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
B. STL
STL is a common abbreviation and nickname for the city of St. Louis, Missouri.
C. GNU C Library
The GNU C Library (glibc) is the GNU Project’s core implementation of the standard C library, providing fundamental system call wrappers and APIs used by most GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems.
D. ISO/IEC 9899
ISO/IEC 9899 is the international standard that defines the C programming language’s syntax, semantics, and library.
E. .NET Standard Library
The .NET Standard Library is a formal specification of .NET APIs designed to provide a common, cross-platform base for building reusable libraries across different .NET implementations.
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: C++ standard library
Target entity description: The C++ standard library is a collection of ready-made classes and functions that provide core utilities such as containers, algorithms, input/output, and threading support for C++ programs.

A. C++
C++ is a high-performance, general-purpose programming language widely used for system/software development, game engines, and performance-critical applications.
B. STL
STL is a common abbreviation and nickname for the city of St. Louis, Missouri.
C. GNU C Library
The GNU C Library (glibc) is the GNU Project’s core implementation of the standard C library, providing fundamental system call wrappers and APIs used by most GNU/Linux and Unix-like systems.
D. ISO/IEC 9899
ISO/IEC 9899 is the international standard that defines the C programming language’s syntax, semantics, and library.
E. .NET Standard Library
The .NET Standard Library is a formal specification of .NET APIs designed to provide a common, cross-platform base for building reusable libraries across different .NET implementations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	software library ⓘ standard library ⓘ
definedBy	ISO/IEC 14882 ⓘ surface form: ISO C++ standard
designGoal	efficiency ⓘ portability across platforms ⓘ type safety ⓘ
extendedIn	C++ ⓘ surface form: C++11 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++14 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++17 C++ ⓘ surface form: C++20 C++23 (partial) ⓘ surface form: C++23
hasComponent	I/O library ⓘ C++ standard library self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Standard Template Library algorithms library ⓘ atomic operations library ⓘ containers library ⓘ diagnostics library ⓘ filesystem library ⓘ general utilities library ⓘ iterators library ⓘ language support library ⓘ localization library ⓘ numerics library ⓘ regular expressions library ⓘ thread support library ⓘ
includesHeader	<algorithm> ⓘ <chrono> ⓘ <filesystem> ⓘ <iostream> ⓘ <map> ⓘ <memory> ⓘ <string> ⓘ <thread> ⓘ <unordered_map> ⓘ <vector> ⓘ
introducedIn	C++ ⓘ surface form: C++98
partOf	C++ ⓘ surface form: C++ programming language
provides	algorithms ⓘ concurrency primitives ⓘ containers ⓘ error handling utilities ⓘ filesystem utilities ⓘ input/output facilities ⓘ localization support ⓘ memory management utilities ⓘ numeric utilities ⓘ random number generation ⓘ regular expressions ⓘ smart pointers ⓘ string handling ⓘ threading support ⓘ time and date utilities ⓘ type traits ⓘ
standardizedBy	International Organization for Standardization ⓘ
usedWithLanguage	C++ ⓘ

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

C++ → hasStandardLibrary → C++ standard library ⓘ

LLVM → hasComponent → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: libc++

C++ standard library → hasComponent → C++ standard library self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Standard Template Library

ISO/IEC 14882 → governs → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++ library components

Scott Meyers → writesAbout → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: STL (Standard Template Library)

Effective STL → subject → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: Standard Template Library

Effective STL → focusesOn → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++ Standard Template Library

Thrust → inspiredBy → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++ Standard Template Library

Itanium C++ ABI → usedBy → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: libstdc++

Itanium C++ ABI → usedBy → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: libc++

libc++abi → standardLibraryComponentOf → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: C++ standard library ecosystem

The C++ Programming Language → covers → C++ standard library ⓘ

this entity surface form: standard template library

A Tour of C++ → coversTopic → C++ standard library ⓘ

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