gold linker
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The gold linker is a high-performance, modern ELF linker developed as part of GNU Binutils, designed to be faster and more efficient than the traditional GNU linker (ld).
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| gold linker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2792331 — 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: gold linker Context triple: [GNU Binutils, contains, gold linker]
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A.
GOLD
GOLD is the radio call sign historically used by the British royal yacht HMY Britannia.
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B.
Gold
Gold was the codename for one of the five Allied landing beaches used by British forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.
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C.
Goldsmith
Goldsmith is a surname most famously associated with Jerry Goldsmith, the acclaimed American composer known for his influential film and television scores.
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D.
gold coin mint
A gold coin mint is a specialized facility where gold is refined, struck into coins, and officially produced as legal tender or bullion.
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E.
Gold Certificate
A Gold Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable in gold coin and used primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- 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: gold linker Target entity description: The gold linker is a high-performance, modern ELF linker developed as part of GNU Binutils, designed to be faster and more efficient than the traditional GNU linker (ld).
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A.
GOLD
GOLD is the radio call sign historically used by the British royal yacht HMY Britannia.
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B.
Gold
Gold was the codename for one of the five Allied landing beaches used by British forces during the D-Day invasion of Normandy in World War II.
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C.
Goldsmith
Goldsmith is a surname most famously associated with Jerry Goldsmith, the acclaimed American composer known for his influential film and television scores.
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D.
gold coin mint
A gold coin mint is a specialized facility where gold is refined, struck into coins, and officially produced as legal tender or bullion.
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E.
Gold Certificate
A Gold Certificate was a form of U.S. paper currency once redeemable in gold coin and used primarily in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
free software
ⓘ
linker ⓘ software tool ⓘ |
| abbreviation | gold ⓘ |
| architectureSupport |
ARM
ⓘ
MIPS ⓘ PowerPC ⓘ x86 ⓘ x86-64 ⓘ |
| category |
GNU toolchain
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU development tools
linker software ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Clang
ⓘ
GNU Compiler Collection ⓘ
surface form:
GCC
|
| designGoal |
be faster than GNU ld
ⓘ
better scalability for large C++ programs ⓘ |
| developer |
GNU Project
ⓘ
Google ⓘ |
| distribution | included in many GNU/Linux distributions ⓘ |
| feature |
incremental linking support
ⓘ
multi-threaded linking ⓘ plugin support ⓘ support for 32-bit and 64-bit ELF ⓘ support for GNU-style linker scripts ⓘ support for link-time optimization ⓘ support for multiple architectures ⓘ |
| goal |
fast linking
ⓘ
high performance ⓘ reduced memory usage ⓘ |
| implements | GNU ld command-line interface (largely compatible) ⓘ |
| invocationName | ld.gold ⓘ |
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| notableFor | significantly faster link times than traditional GNU ld on large codebases ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
GNU/Linux
ⓘ
Unix-like systems ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Binutils ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C++ ⓘ |
| replaces |
GNU Binutils
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU linker ld
|
| status | widely used in large C++ builds ⓘ |
| supports |
position-independent executables
ⓘ
shared libraries ⓘ static linking ⓘ |
| targetFormat | ELF ⓘ |
| uses |
ELF object files
ⓘ
ELF shared libraries ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: gold linker Description of subject: The gold linker is a high-performance, modern ELF linker developed as part of GNU Binutils, designed to be faster and more efficient than the traditional GNU linker (ld).
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.