ZINC machine
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The ZINC machine is an abstract stack-based virtual machine designed for efficient implementation of functional programming languages, drawing on concepts from Landin’s SECD machine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ZINC machine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22445180 — 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: ZINC machine Context triple: [Landin’s SECD machine, influenced, ZINC machine]
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A.
NuMachine
NuMachine was an early 1980s experimental workstation computer project at MIT that pioneered the NuBus expansion bus architecture.
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B.
The Craig Machine
The Craig Machine is a comedy music album by American comedian and musician Stephen Lynch, featuring humorous and often irreverent songs.
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C.
Z31 computer
The Z31 computer was an early experimental computing machine created by German engineer and computing pioneer Konrad Zuse.
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D.
Z3 computer
The Z3 computer was an early electromechanical, programmable digital computer built by Konrad Zuse in 1941 and is often regarded as the world’s first working programmable computer.
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E.
Z23 computer
The Z23 computer was an early transistorized mainframe developed in the late 1950s by German computing pioneer Konrad Zuse for scientific and technical applications.
- 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: ZINC machine Target entity description: The ZINC machine is an abstract stack-based virtual machine designed for efficient implementation of functional programming languages, drawing on concepts from Landin’s SECD machine.
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A.
NuMachine
NuMachine was an early 1980s experimental workstation computer project at MIT that pioneered the NuBus expansion bus architecture.
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B.
The Craig Machine
The Craig Machine is a comedy music album by American comedian and musician Stephen Lynch, featuring humorous and often irreverent songs.
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C.
Z31 computer
The Z31 computer was an early experimental computing machine created by German engineer and computing pioneer Konrad Zuse.
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D.
Z3 computer
The Z3 computer was an early electromechanical, programmable digital computer built by Konrad Zuse in 1941 and is often regarded as the world’s first working programmable computer.
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E.
Z23 computer
The Z23 computer was an early transistorized mainframe developed in the late 1950s by German computing pioneer Konrad Zuse for scientific and technical applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.