Tcl

E216043

embeddable scripting language high-level programming language programming language scripting language

Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a high-level, embeddable scripting language widely used for rapid prototyping, GUI development (often with Tk), and extending applications.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Tcl canonical	4
Tcl core interpreter	1
Tcl standard library	1
Tkinter	1
incr Tcl	1
tclsh	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1936256 — 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: Tcl
Context triple: [MacPorts, programmingLanguage, Tcl]

A. PL/Tcl
PL/Tcl is a procedural language extension for PostgreSQL that allows writing database functions and triggers using the Tcl scripting language.
B. Jython
Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language that runs on the Java platform and allows seamless integration with Java code and libraries.
C. TI-OS
TI-OS is the proprietary operating system developed by Texas Instruments for its line of graphing calculators, providing the user interface, math functions, and programming environment.
D. Shell
Shell is a major global oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, known for its extensive energy production, refining, and retail operations.
E. Shell
"Shell" is a minimalist, bass-heavy hip-hop track by Chicago rapper Valee, showcasing his laid-back flow and off-kilter delivery.
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: Tcl
Target entity description: Tcl (Tool Command Language) is a high-level, embeddable scripting language widely used for rapid prototyping, GUI development (often with Tk), and extending applications.

A. PL/Tcl
PL/Tcl is a procedural language extension for PostgreSQL that allows writing database functions and triggers using the Tcl scripting language.
B. Jython
Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language that runs on the Java platform and allows seamless integration with Java code and libraries.
C. TI-OS
TI-OS is the proprietary operating system developed by Texas Instruments for its line of graphing calculators, providing the user interface, math functions, and programming environment.
D. Shell
Shell is a major global oil and gas company headquartered in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, known for its extensive energy production, refining, and retail operations.
E. Shell
"Shell" is a minimalist, bass-heavy hip-hop track by Chicago rapper Valee, showcasing his laid-back flow and off-kilter delivery.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	embeddable scripting language ⓘ high-level programming language ⓘ programming language ⓘ scripting language ⓘ
abbreviationOf	Tool Command Language ⓘ
category	cross-platform software ⓘ high-level programming languages ⓘ scripting languages ⓘ
designedBy	John Ousterhout ⓘ
designedFor	embeddability ⓘ extensibility ⓘ rapid application development ⓘ
developer	John Ousterhout ⓘ
evaluationStrategy	string-based ⓘ
fileExtension	.tcl ⓘ
firstAppeared	1988 ⓘ late 1980s ⓘ
fullName	Tool Command Language ⓘ
hasFeature	command substitution ⓘ coroutines ⓘ event loop ⓘ namespaces ⓘ packages ⓘ string-based data model ⓘ
hasGUIToolkit	Tk ⓘ
hasImplementation	Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tcl core interpreter Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: tclsh wish ⓘ
hasObjectSystem	TclOO ⓘ incr Tcl ⓘ
influenced	Expect ⓘ Jim Tcl ⓘ Safe-Tcl ⓘ TclOO ⓘ Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: incr Tcl
influencedBy	C ⓘ Lisp programming language ⓘ surface form: Lisp Unix shell ⓘ
license	BSD-style license ⓘ
oftenUsedWith	Tk ⓘ
paradigm	event-driven programming ⓘ imperative programming ⓘ scripting ⓘ
platform	cross-platform ⓘ
primaryUse	GUI development ⓘ application extension ⓘ embedded scripting ⓘ rapid prototyping ⓘ
standardLibrary	Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Tcl standard library
supports	cross-platform development ⓘ embedding in applications ⓘ event-driven programming ⓘ extensions in C ⓘ extensions in C++ ⓘ
typingDiscipline	dynamic typing ⓘ
usedFor	embedded systems scripting ⓘ networking scripts ⓘ system administration ⓘ test automation ⓘ
website	https://www.tcl-lang.org/ ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

MacPorts → programmingLanguage → Tcl ⓘ

TkAgg → usesGUIFramework → Tcl ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tkinter

PL/Tcl → usesLanguage → Tcl ⓘ

D. Richard Hipp → programmingLanguageUsed → Tcl ⓘ

Tcl → influenced → Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: incr Tcl

Tcl → hasImplementation → Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tcl core interpreter

Tcl → hasImplementation → Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: tclsh

Tcl → standardLibrary → Tcl self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tcl standard library

XSPEC → supportsLanguageInterface → Tcl ⓘ

All labels observed (6)

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Statements (60)

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Referenced by (9)

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