Lisp machine
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A Lisp machine is a specialized computer system and architecture designed to efficiently run the Lisp programming language, popular in AI research during the 1970s and 1980s.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lisp machines | 9 |
| Lisp machine canonical | 2 |
| Lisp Machine | 1 |
| Lisp Machine at MIT | 1 |
| MIT Lisp Machine | 1 |
| MIT Lisp Machine project | 1 |
| Symbolics Lisp machines | 1 |
| Texas Instruments Lisp machines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21457450 — 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: Lisp machine Context triple: [Zetalisp, usedOn, Lisp machine]
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A.
Lisp Machine Lisp
Lisp Machine Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language developed for specialized Lisp machine hardware, notable for its rich object system and tight integration with the underlying operating environment.
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B.
Lisp Machines, Inc.
Lisp Machines, Inc. was a pioneering computer company that developed and sold specialized workstations optimized for the Lisp programming language during the 1980s AI boom.
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C.
Maclisp
Maclisp is an early and influential dialect of the Lisp programming language developed at MIT, notable for shaping later Lisp systems and language designs.
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D.
Interlisp
Interlisp was an early, influential dialect and programming environment of the Lisp language, notable for its integrated development tools and impact on later Lisp systems.
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E.
Franz Lisp
Franz Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language developed in the late 1970s at the University of California, Berkeley, primarily for use in artificial intelligence research and symbolic computation.
- 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: Lisp machine Target entity description: A Lisp machine is a specialized computer system and architecture designed to efficiently run the Lisp programming language, popular in AI research during the 1970s and 1980s.
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A.
Lisp Machine Lisp
Lisp Machine Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language developed for specialized Lisp machine hardware, notable for its rich object system and tight integration with the underlying operating environment.
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B.
Lisp Machines, Inc.
Lisp Machines, Inc. was a pioneering computer company that developed and sold specialized workstations optimized for the Lisp programming language during the 1980s AI boom.
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C.
Maclisp
Maclisp is an early and influential dialect of the Lisp programming language developed at MIT, notable for shaping later Lisp systems and language designs.
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D.
Interlisp
Interlisp was an early, influential dialect and programming environment of the Lisp language, notable for its integrated development tools and impact on later Lisp systems.
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E.
Franz Lisp
Franz Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language developed in the late 1970s at the University of California, Berkeley, primarily for use in artificial intelligence research and symbolic computation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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