lint
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lint is a static code analysis tool that detects potential errors, bugs, and style issues in C source code before compilation or execution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| lint canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5890861 — 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: lint Context triple: [Checking C Programs with Lint, toolDescribed, lint]
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LIN
LIN is the three-letter IATA airport code for Milan Linate Airport, one of the main airports serving Milan, Italy.
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Lt
Lt is the standard military abbreviation for the commissioned officer rank of Lieutenant in the Australian Army.
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LI
LI is the Roman numeral representing the number 51.
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LN
LN is the postcode area designation for Lincoln and its surrounding region in the United Kingdom.
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LM
LM is the IATA airline designator assigned to Loganair, a regional airline based in Scotland.
- 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: lint Target entity description: lint is a static code analysis tool that detects potential errors, bugs, and style issues in C source code before compilation or execution.
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A.
LIN
LIN is the three-letter IATA airport code for Milan Linate Airport, one of the main airports serving Milan, Italy.
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B.
Lt
Lt is the standard military abbreviation for the commissioned officer rank of Lieutenant in the Australian Army.
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C.
LI
LI is the Roman numeral representing the number 51.
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D.
LN
LN is the postcode area designation for Lincoln and its surrounding region in the United Kingdom.
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E.
LM
LM is the IATA airline designator assigned to Loganair, a regional airline based in Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
program analysis tool
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software tool ⓘ static code analysis tool ⓘ |
| analyzes | C source code ⓘ |
| category |
programming tool
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software development tool ⓘ |
| checks |
non-portable constructs
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possible undefined behavior ⓘ suspicious constructs in C code ⓘ violations of coding conventions ⓘ |
| detects |
potential bugs in C programs
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potential errors in C programs ⓘ style issues in C source code ⓘ |
| doesNotPerform | dynamic analysis ⓘ |
| executionPhase |
before compilation
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before program execution ⓘ |
| goal |
increase reliability of C programs
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reduce runtime failures ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
enforce coding style guidelines
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find defects early in development ⓘ improve code quality ⓘ |
| inputType | source code files ⓘ |
| outputType |
diagnostic messages
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error reports ⓘ warnings ⓘ |
| performs | static analysis ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | C ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
bug detection
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code style checking ⓘ compiler warnings ⓘ |
| scope | source-level analysis ⓘ |
| usedBy |
C programmers
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software developers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
code review support
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maintainability improvement ⓘ quality assurance ⓘ |
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: lint Description of subject: lint is a static code analysis tool that detects potential errors, bugs, and style issues in C source code before compilation or execution.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
the book "Checking C Programs with Lint"