Kawa
E151765
Kawa is a programming language framework that compiles Scheme and other high-level languages to Java bytecode for execution on the Java Virtual Machine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kawa canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1160251 — 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: Kawa Context triple: [Scheme, notableImplementation, Kawa]
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A.
Kaw
The Kaw, also known as the Kansa, are a Native American tribe originally from the central Midwestern United States, particularly the region that is now Kansas.
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B.
Kura
Kura is a major river in the South Caucasus that flows through Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan before emptying into the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Kiso River
The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
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D.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam River is one of the largest and most important rivers in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), known for its extensive basin, rich biodiversity, and role as a major transportation and economic artery in East Kalimantan.
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E.
Urera
Urera is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- 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: Kawa Target entity description: Kawa is a programming language framework that compiles Scheme and other high-level languages to Java bytecode for execution on the Java Virtual Machine.
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A.
Kaw
The Kaw, also known as the Kansa, are a Native American tribe originally from the central Midwestern United States, particularly the region that is now Kansas.
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B.
Kura
Kura is a major river in the South Caucasus that flows through Turkey, Georgia, and Azerbaijan before emptying into the Caspian Sea.
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C.
Kiso River
The Kiso River is a major river in central Japan known for flowing through the Kiso Valley and contributing to the Nōbi Plain’s fertile landscape.
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D.
Mahakam River
The Mahakam River is one of the largest and most important rivers in Indonesian Borneo (Kalimantan), known for its extensive basin, rich biodiversity, and role as a major transportation and economic artery in East Kalimantan.
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E.
Urera
Urera is a genus of flowering plants in the nettle family, known for its often stinging hairs and occurrence in tropical and subtropical regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Java-based language implementation
ⓘ
Scheme implementation ⓘ programming language framework ⓘ |
| author | Per Bothner ⓘ |
| category |
GNU programming tool
ⓘ
Scheme implementation for the JVM ⓘ |
| compilesTo | Java bytecode ⓘ |
| conformsTo |
R5RS (largely)
ⓘ
R6RS (partially) ⓘ
linked to:
R6RS
|
| designGoal |
efficient execution of Scheme on the JVM
ⓘ
tight integration with Java ecosystem ⓘ |
| developer | Per Bothner ⓘ |
| distribution |
precompiled JAR files
ⓘ
source code ⓘ |
| feature |
ahead-of-time compilation to Java bytecode
ⓘ
dynamic typing ⓘ integration with Java classes and libraries ⓘ interactive read–eval–print loop ⓘ support for hygienic macros ⓘ tail-call optimization ⓘ |
| hasGarbageCollection | true ⓘ |
| implementationLanguage | Java ⓘ |
| interoperatesWith | Java ⓘ |
| license |
GNU General Public License
ⓘ
GNU General Public License version 2 or later ⓘ
linked to:
GNU General Public License
|
| maintainer | GNU Project ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | "Kawa" is Japanese for "river" ⓘ |
| openSource | true ⓘ |
| partOf | GNU Project ⓘ |
| repository | https://gitlab.com/kashell/Kawa ⓘ |
| runsOn |
JVM-based environments
ⓘ
Java platform ⓘ
linked to:
Java Platform, Standard Edition
|
| supportsLanguage |
Common Lisp (experimental/partial)
ⓘ
linked to:
Common Lisp
Emacs Lisp (partial) ⓘ Scheme ⓘ XQuery ⓘ |
| supportsParadigm |
functional programming
ⓘ
object-oriented programming ⓘ procedural programming ⓘ |
| supportsStandard | Unicode ⓘ |
| targetPlatform | Java Virtual Machine ⓘ |
| useCase |
compiling Scheme to JVM
ⓘ
embedding Scheme in Java applications ⓘ scripting for Java programs ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gnu.org/software/kawa/ ⓘ |
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: Kawa Description of subject: Kawa is a programming language framework that compiles Scheme and other high-level languages to Java bytecode for execution on the Java Virtual Machine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.