Emacs package.el
E1008142
Emacs package.el is the built-in Emacs package management system that installs, updates, and manages extensions from repositories such as ELPA.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Emacs package.el canonical | 2 |
| Emacs package manager | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12900753 — 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: Emacs package.el Context triple: [ELPA, typicalClient, Emacs package.el]
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A.
GNU ELPA
GNU ELPA is the official GNU Emacs Lisp Package Archive, providing a curated collection of free software packages for the Emacs editor.
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B.
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it)
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it) is the official GNU Emacs package archive that distributes and manages a wide range of Emacs extensions and libraries.
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C.
MELPA
MELPA is a popular community-maintained package repository for the Emacs text editor, offering a large collection of third-party extensions and tools.
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D.
GNU Emacs
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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E.
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment)
Emacs Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language used as the extension and scripting language of the GNU Emacs text editor.
- 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: Emacs package.el Target entity description: Emacs package.el is the built-in Emacs package management system that installs, updates, and manages extensions from repositories such as ELPA.
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A.
GNU ELPA
GNU ELPA is the official GNU Emacs Lisp Package Archive, providing a curated collection of free software packages for the Emacs editor.
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B.
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it)
GNU ELPA (via external packages depending on it) is the official GNU Emacs package archive that distributes and manages a wide range of Emacs extensions and libraries.
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C.
MELPA
MELPA is a popular community-maintained package repository for the Emacs text editor, offering a large collection of third-party extensions and tools.
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D.
GNU Emacs
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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E.
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment)
Emacs Lisp is a dialect of the Lisp programming language used as the extension and scripting language of the GNU Emacs text editor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Emacs library
ⓘ
Emacs package manager ⓘ software component ⓘ |
| category |
Emacs customization infrastructure
ⓘ
software package management ⓘ |
| configurationMethod |
Emacs init file
ⓘ
customize interface ⓘ |
| designedFor |
installing third-party Emacs packages
ⓘ
managing Emacs extensions ⓘ removing installed Emacs packages ⓘ updating installed Emacs packages ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
package-activate-all
ⓘ
package-alist variable ⓘ package-archive-contents variable ⓘ package-archive-priorities variable ⓘ package-archives variable ⓘ package-check-signature variable ⓘ package-delete ⓘ package-desc structure ⓘ package-directory-list variable ⓘ package-initialize ⓘ package-install ⓘ package-list-packages ⓘ package-menu-mode ⓘ package-pinned-packages variable ⓘ package-refresh-contents ⓘ package-selected-packages variable ⓘ package-user-dir variable ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
automatic package activation
ⓘ
automatic package list refresh ⓘ customizable archives list ⓘ interactive package menu ⓘ non-interactive batch operations ⓘ package archive priorities ⓘ package dependency resolution ⓘ package filtering and search ⓘ package metadata handling ⓘ package pinning to archives ⓘ package signature verification ⓘ package sorting ⓘ package status display ⓘ user-level configuration via variables ⓘ |
| implementedInLanguage |
Emacs Lisp
ⓘ
linked to:
Emacs Lisp (for GNU Emacs environment)
|
| introducedInVersion |
Emacs 24
ⓘ
linked to:
GNU Emacs
|
| license | GNU General Public License ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | GNU Emacs developers ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Emacs ⓘ |
| provides |
package installation
ⓘ
package listing ⓘ package management functionality ⓘ package removal ⓘ package upgrade ⓘ |
| runsOn | any platform supported by Emacs ⓘ |
| scope | per-user package installation by default ⓘ |
| storesPackagesIn | package-user-dir directory ⓘ |
| supports |
multiple archives
ⓘ
package dependencies ⓘ package pinning ⓘ package versioning ⓘ remote package repositories ⓘ signed packages ⓘ |
| uses |
ELPA repositories
ⓘ
GNU ELPA repository ⓘ
linked to:
GNU ELPA
MELPA repository (via configuration) ⓘ
linked to:
MELPA
package archives over HTTP or HTTPS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Emacs package.el Description of subject: Emacs package.el is the built-in Emacs package management system that installs, updates, and manages extensions from repositories such as ELPA.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Emacs package.el