GNU Smalltalk
E295380
GNU package
Smalltalk implementation
free software
open-source software
programming language implementation
GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNU Smalltalk canonical | 1 |
| GNU Smalltalk community | 1 |
| gst (GNU Smalltalk interpreter executable) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2752750 — 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: GNU Smalltalk Context triple: [Smalltalk, notableImplementation, GNU Smalltalk]
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A.
Smalltalk
Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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B.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
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C.
Oberon programming language
The Oberon programming language is a minimalist, modular, and strongly typed language designed by Niklaus Wirth as the successor to Modula-2, emphasizing simplicity and efficiency in both language and operating system design.
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D.
GNUstep
GNUstep is a free, open-source implementation of the NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP APIs, providing a cross-platform object-oriented development environment primarily based on the Objective-C language.
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E.
GNUStep Objective-C runtime extensions
GNUStep Objective-C runtime extensions are enhancements to the Objective-C runtime developed by the GNUstep project, adding advanced features such as improved reflection, dynamic loading, and language interoperability beyond the standard Objective-C runtime.
- 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: GNU Smalltalk Target entity description: GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
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A.
Smalltalk
Smalltalk is an influential object-oriented, dynamically typed programming language and environment known for pioneering many concepts in modern software development, including graphical user interfaces and integrated development environments.
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B.
Squeak programming system
The Squeak programming system is an open-source, multimedia-capable implementation of the Smalltalk language designed for educational use, rapid prototyping, and exploratory programming.
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C.
Oberon programming language
The Oberon programming language is a minimalist, modular, and strongly typed language designed by Niklaus Wirth as the successor to Modula-2, emphasizing simplicity and efficiency in both language and operating system design.
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D.
GNUstep
GNUstep is a free, open-source implementation of the NeXTSTEP/OPENSTEP APIs, providing a cross-platform object-oriented development environment primarily based on the Objective-C language.
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E.
GNUStep Objective-C runtime extensions
GNUStep Objective-C runtime extensions are enhancements to the Objective-C runtime developed by the GNUstep project, adding advanced features such as improved reflection, dynamic loading, and language interoperability beyond the standard Objective-C runtime.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU package
ⓘ
Smalltalk implementation ⓘ free software ⓘ open-source software ⓘ programming language implementation ⓘ |
| category |
Smalltalk
ⓘ
surface form:
Smalltalk programming language family
free Smalltalk implementations ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | traditional Smalltalk environments ⓘ |
| developer | GNU Project ⓘ |
| distribution |
precompiled binaries
ⓘ
source code ⓘ |
| emphasis |
command-line use
ⓘ
scripting use ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
GNU Smalltalk
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
gst (GNU Smalltalk interpreter executable)
standard class library ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
FFI (foreign function interface)
ⓘ
Garbage collection ⓘ bytecode virtual machine ⓘ class libraries compatible with Smalltalk-80 style ⓘ command-line interpreter ⓘ image-based Smalltalk environment compatibility ⓘ package system ⓘ |
| implementsLanguage | Smalltalk ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainer |
GNU Smalltalk
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU Smalltalk community
|
| paradigm | pure object-oriented ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Project ⓘ |
| supports |
command-line arguments
ⓘ
file I/O ⓘ file-based scripting ⓘ interactive shell ⓘ network programming ⓘ object-oriented programming ⓘ unit testing frameworks ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | ANSI Smalltalk (partial) ⓘ |
| targetPlatform |
GNU/Linux
ⓘ
Windows ⓘ
surface form:
Microsoft Windows
Unix-like systems ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| useCase |
education
ⓘ
experimentation with Smalltalk ⓘ prototyping ⓘ scripting ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gnu.org/software/smalltalk/ ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
C
ⓘ
Smalltalk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: GNU Smalltalk Description of subject: GNU Smalltalk is a free, open-source implementation of the Smalltalk programming language that emphasizes scripting and command-line use while remaining compatible with traditional Smalltalk environments.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
gst (GNU Smalltalk interpreter executable)
this entity surface form:
GNU Smalltalk community