GetTickCount
E724282
GetTickCount is a Windows API function that returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started, commonly used for timing and measuring intervals in applications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GetTickCount canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8288319 — 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: GetTickCount Context triple: [Kernel32, exportsFunction, GetTickCount]
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A.
System.TimeSpan
System.TimeSpan is a .NET value type that represents a time interval, typically used to measure durations or differences between DateTime values.
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B.
std::time module
The std::time module in Rust’s standard library provides types and utilities for working with time durations and system time.
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C.
Time Protocol
Time Protocol is a simple network protocol defined in RFC 868 that allows clients to obtain the current time from a server as a 32-bit value representing seconds since a fixed epoch.
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D.
Long Count calendar
The Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system, most notably used by the Maya, that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point to record historical and cosmological events.
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E.
TTimer
TTimer is a non-visual Delphi VCL component that triggers events at specified time intervals, commonly used to execute code periodically without blocking the main application thread.
- 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: GetTickCount Target entity description: GetTickCount is a Windows API function that returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started, commonly used for timing and measuring intervals in applications.
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A.
System.TimeSpan
System.TimeSpan is a .NET value type that represents a time interval, typically used to measure durations or differences between DateTime values.
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B.
std::time module
The std::time module in Rust’s standard library provides types and utilities for working with time durations and system time.
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C.
Time Protocol
Time Protocol is a simple network protocol defined in RFC 868 that allows clients to obtain the current time from a server as a 32-bit value representing seconds since a fixed epoch.
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D.
Long Count calendar
The Long Count calendar is an ancient Mesoamerican timekeeping system, most notably used by the Maya, that tracks days in a linear count from a mythological starting point to record historical and cosmological events.
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E.
TTimer
TTimer is a non-visual Delphi VCL component that triggers events at specified time intervals, commonly used to execute code periodically without blocking the main application thread.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Windows API function ⓘ |
| availability |
Windows services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
console applications ⓘ desktop applications ⓘ some Windows Store / UWP contexts via compatibility APIs ⓘ |
| availableOn | Microsoft Windows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callingConvention | WINAPI ⓘ |
| category | time management function ⓘ |
| declaredInHeader | windows.h ⓘ |
| definedInLibrary | Kernel32.dll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| documentationSite | Microsoft Learn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| errorReporting | does not provide extended error information via GetLastError ⓘ |
| exportedBy | Kernel32.dll NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParameter | none ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | GetTickCount64 ⓘ |
| headerLanguage | C/C++ ⓘ |
| introducedFor | timing and measuring intervals in applications ⓘ |
| languageBinding |
C
ⓘ
C++ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| limitation | 32-bit tick count subject to overflow ⓘ |
| linkRequirement | Kernel32.lib NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measures | elapsed time since system startup ⓘ |
| monotonicWithinWrap | non-decreasing until wraparound occurs ⓘ |
| namespace | global (C API) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parameterCount | 0 ⓘ |
| partOf | Windows API NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform |
Win32
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Win64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommendedAlternativeForNewCode | GetTickCount64 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedFunction |
GetTickCount64
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
QueryPerformanceCounter NERFINISHED ⓘ QueryPerformanceFrequency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires | Windows operating system ⓘ |
| resolution |
depends on system timer resolution
ⓘ
typically around 10 to 16 milliseconds on many systems ⓘ |
| returnDescription | number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started ⓘ |
| returns | DWORD ⓘ |
| returnTypeWidth | 32-bit unsigned integer ⓘ |
| threadSafety | thread-safe ⓘ |
| timeOrigin | system startup ⓘ |
| timeUnit | milliseconds ⓘ |
| usedFor |
basic profiling
ⓘ
measuring time intervals between events ⓘ performance measurement in applications ⓘ simple timing operations ⓘ timeout calculations ⓘ |
| wrapBehavior | counter value overflows and restarts from zero ⓘ |
| wrapsAround | approximately every 49.7 days ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GetTickCount Description of subject: GetTickCount is a Windows API function that returns the number of milliseconds that have elapsed since the system was started, commonly used for timing and measuring intervals in applications.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.