GNU Emacs
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GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
All labels observed (11)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GNU Emacs canonical | 31 |
| Emacs | 4 |
| AUCTeX | 1 |
| Emacs keybindings | 1 |
| Emacs manual | 1 |
| Emacs text editor | 1 |
| GNU Emacs (contributions) | 1 |
| GNU Emacs distribution | 1 |
| GNU Emacs editor | 1 |
| GNU Emacs text editor | 1 |
| org-mode | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T94442 — 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.
Target entity: GNU Emacs Context triple: [Richard Stallman, notableWork, GNU Emacs]
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A.
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
GNU is Not Unix is a recursive acronym coined by Richard Stallman for the GNU project, a free software initiative to create a Unix-compatible operating system composed entirely of free software.
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B.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
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C.
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
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D.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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E.
Xanadu hypertext system
The Xanadu hypertext system is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, bidirectionally linked, non-destructive document publishing and versioning system.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: GNU Emacs Target entity description: GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
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A.
GNU is Not Unix (GNU recursive acronym)
GNU is Not Unix is a recursive acronym coined by Richard Stallman for the GNU project, a free software initiative to create a Unix-compatible operating system composed entirely of free software.
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B.
Richard Stallman
Richard Stallman is an American software freedom activist and programmer best known for founding the Free Software Foundation and initiating the GNU Project, which laid the groundwork for the free and open-source software movement.
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C.
Fedora Linux
Fedora Linux is a community-driven, cutting-edge Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat, known for integrating the latest open-source technologies and serving as a foundation for other projects and operating systems.
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D.
Linux
Linux is a widely used open-source Unix-like operating system kernel that powers servers, desktops, mobile devices, and embedded systems around the world.
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E.
Xanadu hypertext system
The Xanadu hypertext system is an early, visionary hypertext project conceived by Ted Nelson that aimed to create a universal, bidirectionally linked, non-destructive document publishing and versioning system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (82)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
GNU package
ⓘ
customizable software ⓘ extensible editor ⓘ free software ⓘ text editor ⓘ |
| category |
Free Software Foundation software
ⓘ
GNU Project software ⓘ cross-platform software ⓘ |
| creator | Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| developer |
Free Software Foundation
ⓘ
GNU Project ⓘ Richard Stallman ⓘ |
| distributionModel | free and open-source software ⓘ |
| genre |
computing environment
ⓘ
integrated development environment ⓘ text editor ⓘ |
| influenced |
Doom Emacs
ⓘ
Evil mode ⓘ Spacemacs ⓘ XEmacs ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
TECO Emacs
ⓘ
original Emacs ⓘ |
| initialReleaseDate | 1985-03-20 ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GPL-3.0-or-later ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | GNU Project ⓘ |
| notableComponent |
CAS (Computer Algebra System)
ⓘ
surface form:
Calc
Eshell ⓘ Gnus ⓘ Tramp ⓘ org-mode ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Unix
ⓘ
surface form:
BSD
GNU Project ⓘ
surface form:
GNU
Linux ⓘ Windows ⓘ macOS ⓘ |
| partOf |
GNU Project
ⓘ
surface form:
GNU operating system
|
| programmingLanguage |
C
ⓘ
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment) ⓘ
surface form:
Emacs Lisp
|
| slogan | The extensible, customizable, self-documenting real-time display editor ⓘ |
| sourceCodeRepository | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs.git ⓘ |
| status | actively maintained ⓘ |
| supportsDisplayProtocol |
Wayland
ⓘ
Windows GUI ⓘ X11 ⓘ macOS Cocoa ⓘ |
| supportsExtensionMechanism |
Emacs Lisp packages
ⓘ
major modes ⓘ minor modes ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
code completion
ⓘ
custom keybindings ⓘ email client ⓘ file manager ⓘ news reader ⓘ GNU Emacs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
org-mode
packages via ELPA ⓘ syntax highlighting ⓘ terminal emulator ⓘ version control integration ⓘ |
| supportsInterface |
graphical user interface
ⓘ
text user interface ⓘ |
| supportsLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ CSS ⓘ Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment) ⓘ
surface form:
Emacs Lisp
Go ⓘ HTML ⓘ Java ⓘ JavaScript ⓘ LaTeX ⓘ Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment) ⓘ
surface form:
Lisp
Python ⓘ Ruby ⓘ Rust ⓘ Shell script ⓘ |
| targetUser |
programmers
ⓘ
researchers ⓘ system administrators ⓘ writers ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/ ⓘ |
| writtenIn |
C
ⓘ
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment) ⓘ
surface form:
Emacs Lisp
|
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Subject: GNU Emacs Description of subject: GNU Emacs is a highly extensible, customizable text editor and computing environment that serves as a flagship project of the GNU system and the free software movement.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.