Butane
E235060
Butane is a configuration transpiler used to define and generate Fedora CoreOS and related system configurations from human-readable YAML files.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Butane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2106835 — 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: Butane Context triple: [Fedora CoreOS, configurationSystem, Butane]
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A.
Gas
"Gas" is a 1940 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a solitary gas station at dusk, emblematic of his themes of isolation and the quiet tension of modern American life.
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B.
Freon
Freon is a family of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and related refrigerant gases historically used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and aerosol propellants, later restricted due to their role in ozone layer depletion.
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C.
Oxy
Oxy is the commonly used nickname for Occidental College, a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California.
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D.
Propriano
Propriano is a coastal town and popular seaside resort on the southwest coast of the French island of Corsica, known for its marina, beaches, and scenic Gulf of Valinco setting.
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E.
Lefuel
Lefuel is a French surname most notably associated with Hector Lefuel, a 19th-century architect known for his work on the Louvre in Paris.
- 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: Butane Target entity description: Butane is a configuration transpiler used to define and generate Fedora CoreOS and related system configurations from human-readable YAML files.
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A.
Gas
"Gas" is a 1940 painting by American realist artist Edward Hopper depicting a solitary gas station at dusk, emblematic of his themes of isolation and the quiet tension of modern American life.
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B.
Freon
Freon is a family of chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) and related refrigerant gases historically used in air conditioning, refrigeration, and aerosol propellants, later restricted due to their role in ozone layer depletion.
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C.
Oxy
Oxy is the commonly used nickname for Occidental College, a private liberal arts college in Los Angeles, California.
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D.
Propriano
Propriano is a coastal town and popular seaside resort on the southwest coast of the French island of Corsica, known for its marina, beaches, and scenic Gulf of Valinco setting.
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E.
Lefuel
Lefuel is a French surname most notably associated with Hector Lefuel, a 19th-century architect known for his work on the Louvre in Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
configuration transpiler
ⓘ
open-source software ⓘ software tool ⓘ |
| commandLineInterface | true ⓘ |
| configurationModel | declarative ⓘ |
| distribution |
Fedora packages
ⓘ
container images ⓘ |
| documentationLocation | Fedora CoreOS documentation site ⓘ |
| executionEnvironment |
CI/CD pipelines
ⓘ
local CLI ⓘ |
| inputDescription | human-readable YAML files ⓘ |
| license | Apache License 2.0 ⓘ |
| maintainer |
Fedora CoreOS project
ⓘ
linked to:
Fedora CoreOS
Red Hat ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after the hydrocarbon butane ⓘ |
| outputDescription | machine-readable Ignition JSON ⓘ |
| primaryInputFormat | YAML ⓘ |
| primaryOutputFormat | Ignition configuration ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | Go ⓘ |
| relatedProject |
Fedora CoreOS
ⓘ
Ignition ⓘ |
| replacedTool | fcct ⓘ |
| repositoryPlatform | GitHub ⓘ |
| softwareType |
configuration generator
ⓘ
system configuration tool ⓘ |
| supportsFeature |
drop-in configuration for systemd units
ⓘ
file creation ⓘ network configuration ⓘ storage configuration ⓘ systemd unit configuration ⓘ templated configuration reuse ⓘ user and group management ⓘ |
| supportsPlatform |
Fedora CoreOS
ⓘ
OKD ⓘ
linked to:
OpenShift Platform
OpenShift ⓘ
linked to:
OpenShift Platform
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CoreOS ⓘ
linked to:
Red Hat CoreOS
|
| supportsValidation | true ⓘ |
| supportsVersioning | configuration spec versions ⓘ |
| useCase |
automating cluster node configuration
ⓘ
generating machine ignition configs ⓘ provisioning Fedora CoreOS systems ⓘ |
| validatesAgainst | Ignition specification ⓘ |
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: Butane Description of subject: Butane is a configuration transpiler used to define and generate Fedora CoreOS and related system configurations from human-readable YAML files.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.